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intellect
Found in thesaurus: intelligence, module, faculty, mental faculty, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
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intellect
n.
power of knowing, mental capacity, mind, reason; highly intelligent person
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Intellect
Intellect is a term used in studies of the human mind, and refers to the ability of the mind to come to correct conclusions about what is true or real, and about how to solve problems. Historically the term comes from the Greek philosophical term nous, which was translated into Latin as (derived from the verb intelligere - to understand: from inter between + legere to choose) and into French (and then English) as .
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intellect
Noun
1. knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"
(synonym) mind
(hypernym) intelligence
(attribute) intellectual
2. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
(synonym) reason, understanding
(hypernym) faculty, mental faculty, module
3. a person who uses the mind creatively
(synonym) intellectual
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) anomalist
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intellect
nm.
intellect, mind, mental capacity; understanding
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intellect (het)
n.
intellect, intelligence, power of knowing, mental capacity
