intellect
- (uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
- (uncountable) The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).
- (countable, uncountable) A person who has that faculty to a great degree.
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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.
Related words
capacity of mind
mental capacity
emotion and volition
brain power
intuitive feeling
ability
clear mind
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