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Definitions for Intellect
[1] the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels and that by which one wills; the understanding; the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge.
[2] capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, especially of a high or complex order; mental capacity.
[3] a particular mind or intelligence, especially of a high order.
[4] a person possessing a great capacity for thought and knowledge.
[5] minds collectively, as of a number of persons or the persons themselves.
[6] the capacity for understanding, thinking, and reasoning, as distinct from feeling or wishing
[7] a mind or intelligence, esp a brilliant one his intellect is wasted on that job
[8] informal a person possessing a brilliant mind; brain
[9] those possessing the greatest mental power the intellect of a nation
Words related to Intellect
intuition, ability, genius, intelligence, acumen, savvy, judgment, cerebration, smarts, pundit, mind, sense, mentality, intellectual, understanding, psyche, reason, egghead, comprehension, wits
Words nearby Intellect
integrator, integrity, integument, integumentary, intel, intellect, intellection, intellective, intellectronics, intellectual, intellectual property
Origin of Intellect
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intellēctus, equivalent to intelleg(ere ) to understand + -tus suffix of v. action; see intelligent
Word origin for Intellect
C14: from Latin intellectus comprehension, intellect, from intellegere to understand; see intelligence
Synonyms for Intellect
ability, acumen, genius, intelligence, intuition, judgment, savvy, brains, cerebration, comprehension, egghead, intellectual, mentality, mind, psyche, pundit, reason, sense, smarts, thinker, understanding, wits, intellectuality, what it takes