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1. (n.) intellect
the faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels or wills; capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge.
2. intellect
capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge of a high or complex order.
3. intellect
a particular mind or intelligence, esp. of a high order.
4. intellect
a person possessing a great capacity for thought and knowledge.
5. intellect
minds collectively.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L intellēctus percerption, n. use of ptp. of intelleg(ere) to understand; see intelligent)
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| Definition of 'Intellect' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mind, intellect
knowledge and intellectual ability
"he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"
2. (noun) reason, understanding, intellect
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"
3. (noun) intellectual, intellect
a person who uses the mind creatively
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1. (noun) intellect
sb's ability to think and understand
***my admiration of her intellect
2. intellect
a very intelligent person
one of the country's greatest intellects
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| Definition of 'Intellect' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Intellect
the part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding
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| Definitions of 'Intellect' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Intellect
the faculty of clear and decisive intelligence, or of instant and sure perception.
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Sense: the thinking power of the mind
He was a person of great intellect.
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 Afrikaans: intellek |
 Arabic: عَقْل، فِكْر، القُوَّه ال |
 Bulgarian: интелект |
 Brazilian: intelecto |
 Czech: intelekt |
 German: der Verstand |
 Danish: intellekt |
 Greek: διάνοια |
 Spanish: intelecto |
 Estonian: aru |
 Farsi: قدرت تفکر |
 Finnish: äly |
 French: intelligence |
 Hebrew: שֵׂכֶל |
 Hindi: प्रज्ञा |
 Croatian: razum |
 Hungarian: értelem |
 Indonesian: kecerdasan |
 Icelandic: vitsmunir; gáfur |
 Italian: intelletto |
 Japanese: 知性 |
 Korean: 지성 |
 Lithuanian: intelektas |
 Latvian: intelekts; prāts |
 Malay: intelek |
 Dutch: intellect |
 Norwegian: forstand, intellekt |
 Polish: intelekt |
 Persian: قدرت تفکر |
 Pashto: پوهه، هوښيار توب، عقل، دد |
 Portuguese: intelecto |
 Romanian: intelect, inteligenţă |
 Russian: интеллект |
 Slovak: intelekt |
 Slovenian: razum |
 Serbian: intelekt |
 Swedish: intellekt |
 Thai: ปัญญา |
 Turkish: akıl, zihin |
 Taiwanese: 智力 |
 Ukrainian: інтелект, розум |
 Urdu: قوت استدلال |
 Vietnamese: trí tuệ |
 Chinese: 智力 |
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