What does intellect mean?
Definitions for intellect
ˈɪn tlˌɛktin·tel·lect
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Princeton's WordNet
mind, intellectnoun
knowledge and intellectual ability
"he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"
reason, understanding, intellectnoun
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"
intellectual, intellectnoun
a person who uses the mind creatively
GCIDE
Intellectnoun
The capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; mental capacity.
Intellectnoun
A particular mind, especially a person of high intelligence; as, he was a great intellect.
Wiktionary
intellectnoun
the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding (uncountable)
Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.
intellectnoun
the capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable)
They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect.
intellectnoun
a person who has that faculty to a great degree
Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.
Etymology: From intellectus, perfect passive participle of intellego, from inter + lego, with connotation of bind.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
INTELLECTnoun
The intelligent mind; the power of understanding.
Etymology: intellect, Fr. intellectus, Lat.
All heart they live, all head, all eye, all ear,
All intellect, all sense. John Milton.All those arts, rarities, and inventions, which vulgar minds gaze at, and the ingenious pursue, are but the reliques of an intellect defaced with sin and time. Robert South, Sermons.
ChatGPT
intellect
Intellect is the mental capacity or faculty of an individual to gain knowledge and understanding through reasoning, perception, and intuition. It is the ability to think abstractly, analytically, and critically, as well as to solve problems and make decisions. Intellect is often associated with cognitive functions such as learning, awareness, comprehension, evaluation, and judgment.
Webster Dictionary
Intellectnoun
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
Etymology: [L. intellectus, fr. intelligere, intellectum, to understand: cf. intellect. See Intelligent.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Intellect
in′tel-lekt, n. the mind, in reference to its rational powers: the thinking principle: (pl., coll.) senses.—adj. In′tellected (Cowper), endowed with intellect.—n. Intellec′tion, the act of understanding: (philos.) apprehension or perception.—adjs. Intellect′ive, able to understand: produced or perceived by the understanding; Intellect′ual, of or relating to the intellect: perceived or performed by the intellect: having the power of understanding.—n. mental power.—v.t. Intellect′ualise, to reason intellectually: to endow with intellect: to give an intellectual character to.—ns. Intellect′ualism, the doctrine which derives all knowledge from pure reason: the culture of the intellect; Intellect′ualist; Intellectual′ity, intellectual power.—adv. Intellect′ually. [Fr.,—L.,—intelligĕre, to understand—inter, between, legĕre, to choose.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Intellect
the faculty of clear and decisive intelligence, or of instant and sure perception.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of intellect in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of intellect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of intellect in a Sentence
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.
Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.
Bringing people into this country from that area of the world I think is a huge mistake, because why wouldn't they infiltrate them with people who are ideologically opposed to us? It would be foolish for them not to do that. So, we need to be very compassionate to understand that these people have been displaced and we should use our expertise and resources to help get them resettle over there, and to support them over there, but to bring them here under these circumstances is a suspension of intellect.
We have to pick a great one. We have to pick one that's going to be there for 40 years, 45 years. We need intellect. We need so many things.
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness.
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- عقلArabic
- аҡылBashkir
- IntellektGerman
- διάνοιαGreek
- intelectoSpanish
- عقلPersian
- äly, älykkö, järki, ajattelijaFinnish
- बुद्धिHindi
- խելք, բանականությունArmenian
- intellettoItalian
- 知性Japanese
- 지력Korean
- ihomatuaMāori
- bíniʼNavajo, Navaho
- intelecto, intelectualPortuguese
- intelectual, intelectuală, intelectRomanian
- ра́зум, ум, интелле́кт, интеллектуа́лRussian
- عقلUrdu
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