Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɪntəlɛkt/
intellect
- the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable)
- Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.
- the capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable)
- They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect.
- a person who has that faculty to a great degree
- Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.
- See also Thesaurus:intelligence
- German: Intellekt
- Italian: intelletto
- Portuguese: intelecto
- Russian: интелле́кт
- Spanish: intelecto
- Portuguese: intelecto
- Portuguese: intelectual
- Russian: интеллектуа́л
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