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intellect (ˈɪntɪˌlɛkt
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Definitions
noun
- the capacity for understanding, thinking, and reasoning, as distinct from feeling or wishing
- a mind or intelligence, esp a brilliant one ⇒
his intellect is wasted on that job
- (informal) a person possessing a brilliant mind; brain
- those possessing the greatest mental power ⇒
the intellect of a nation
Derived Forms
ˌintelˈlective adjectiveˌintelˈlectively adverb
Word Origin
C14: from Latin intellectus comprehension, intellect, from intellegere to understand; see intelligenceQuotations including 'intellect'
"We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality"
"I care not whether a man is good or evil; all that I careIs whether he is a wise man or a fool. Go! put off holinessAnd put on intellect"
Translations for 'intellect'
- British English: intellect Intellect is the ability to understand or deal with ideas and information. NOUNDo the emotions develop in parallel with the intellect?
- Brazilian Portuguese: intelecto
- Chinese: 智力
- European Spanish: intelecto
- French: intellect
- German: Intellekt
- Italian: intelletto
- Japanese: 知力
- Korean: 지성
- Portuguese: intelecto
- Spanish: intelecto
Example Sentences Including 'intellect'
Baseball intellect in Maddux and you got power and rising baseball intellect in Prior.Edmonton Sun (2003)
Bob could have done grand, fine things, Mr Lynch, for he had the true intellect.Death of an Unknown Man
Computer games and the Internet also stunt development and intellect , experts say.Sun, News of the World (1999)
Faced with this stress, I have applied my superior intellect to the challenge.The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
Her Etruscan smile, her long, sly lips, and the sharp sword of her intellect.A Worm of Doubt
Her intellect called upon her to do more, to dispel "the static images of India".India Today (1998)
It wasn't often he tangled with a woman whose intellect he respected.COLDHEART CANYON (2001)
Its categories of sacredness, recognizable as they are by the intellect or soul, can be seen in the landscape.ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)
She is also underplaying her sexuality in favour of her intellect.Sun, News of the World (2004)
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