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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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| definition 1: |
the faculty of reasoning and understanding, esp. as distinct from emotion or will.
The professor is well-known for his extraordinary intellect but also for his cold and impatient manner with students.The tests attempt to measure the intellect of young children.- 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.
She had a fine intellect and won a prestigious scholarship to attend the university.- synonyms:
- intellectual, mind
- similar words:
- brain, genius
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| definition 3: |
a person with such a mind.
Some of the brightest intellects in the country have been recruited to work out a solution to this very complex problem.- 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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