INTELLECT Definition & Meaning

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intellect

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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.
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capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, especially of a high or complex order; mental capacity.
a particular mind or intelligence, especially of a high order.
a person possessing a great capacity for thought and knowledge.
minds collectively, as of a number of persons or the persons themselves.

intellect

/ ˈɪ�Գ�ɪˌ��ɛ�� /

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

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1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ��Գٱ��ŧ��ٳܲ�, equivalent to intelleg(ere) “to understand” + -tus suffix of verbal action; intelligent

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C14: from Latin intellectus comprehension, intellect, from intellegere to understand; see intelligence

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See mind.

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