intellect

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
2. (uncountable) The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).
3. (countable, uncountable) A person who has that faculty to a great degree.

Synonyms

mind

intelligence

understanding

reason

wit

wisdom

brain

🧠

sense

brains

knowledge

head

mentality

thought

💭

perception

cleverness

intellectual

capacity of mind

acumen

brightness

opinion

aptitude

discernment

talent

rationality

soul

mental capacity

judgment

penetration

reflection

sage

sanity

savvy

skill

spirit

thinker

thinking

🤔

thoughts

views

wits

emotion and volition

brain power

conception

memory

intuitive feeling

ability

clear mind

advice

apprehension

astuteness

attainment

Translations

intelecto

intellect

intelletto

intelecto

🧠

Intelligenz

Intellekt

διάνοια

inteligência

intellect

verstand

inteligencia

geest

👻

intelligence

νους

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪntəlɛkt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin intellēctus (“understanding, intellect”), from Latin intellegō (“understand; reason”), from inter (“between, among”) + legō (“read”), with connotation of bind.