intellect
Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin intellēctus, perfect passive participle of Latin intellegō, from inter ("between, among") + legō ("read"), with connotation of bind.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɪntəlɛkt/
Noun

intellect

  1. (uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:intelligence
    Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.
  2. (uncountable) The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).
    They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect.
  3. A person who has that faculty to a great degree.
    Synonyms: intellectual
    Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.
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