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Intellect

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Noun

1. intellect, mind

knowledge and intellectual ability

Example Sentences:
'he reads to improve his mind'
'he has a keen intellect'

2. intellect, reason, understanding

the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

Example Sentences:
'we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil'

3. intellect, intellectual

a person who uses the mind creatively

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Intellect

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noun
1. 
the capacity for understanding, thinking, and reasoning, as distinct from feeling or wishing
2. 
a mind or intelligence, esp a brilliant one
his intellect is wasted on that job
3. informal
a person possessing a brilliant mind; brain
4. 
those possessing the greatest mental power
the intellect of a nation

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Intellect

see synonyms of intellect
noun
1. 
the ability to reason or understand or to perceive relationships, differences, etc.; power of thought; mind
2. 
great mental ability; high intelligence
3. 
a. 
a mind or intelligence, esp. a superior one
b. 
a person of high intelligence
c. 
minds or intelligent persons, collectively

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Intellect

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n.
1.
a. The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding: "Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect" (Herbert Spencer).
b. A person's individual ability to think and reason: "[His] humanitarianism could never overcome the rigidities of his intellect or the shortcomings of his temperament" (Michael B. Stoff).
2. A person of great intellectual ability: "Gifted as both an athlete and an intellect, [he] received help from teachers who recognized his talents" (Anita Silvey).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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