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in·tel·lect
 intellect
- pronunciation:
- In
t
lekt
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the faculty of reasoning and understanding, esp. as distinct from emotion or will.
- synonyms:
- brainpower, intelligence, mind, understanding, wit
- similar words:
- acumen, brain, cognition, comprehension, faculty, gray matter, head, ingenuity, mentality, reason, thought
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| definition 2: |
a particular mind capable of exceptional reasoning and understanding.
- synonyms:
- intellectual, mind
- similar words:
- brain, genius
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| definition 3: |
a person with such a mind.
- synonyms:
- intellectual, mind
- similar words:
- bluestocking, brain, genius, mastermind, philosopher, sage, savant, scholar, thinker
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| related words: |
capacity, mind, wit |
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