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intellect

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLate Latinintellēctus(understanding, intellect), perfect passive participle ofLatinintellegō(understand; reason), frominter(between, among) +legō(read), with connotation ofbind.

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intellect (countable anduncountable,pluralintellects)

  1. (uncountable) Thefaculty ofthinking,judging,abstractreasoning, andconceptualunderstanding; thecognitive faculty.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:intelligence
    Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.
  2. (uncountable) The capacity of that faculty (in a particularperson).
    They were chosen because of their outstandingintellect.
    • 1983, “Intelligence”, inShiver, performed byVirna Lindt:
      Arms of stripes and shirts of checks / You had a very niceintellect
  3. A person who has that faculty to a greatdegree.
    Synonym:intellectual
    Some of the world's leadingintellects were meeting there.

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Translations

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the faculty of knowing and reasoning; understanding
that faculty in a particular person
a person who has that faculty in great degree

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchintellect orLatinintellēctus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tə.lɛkt/
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  • Hyphenation:in‧tel‧lect

Noun

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intellect n (pluralintellecten)

  1. intellect
    Synonym:intelligentie

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLate Latinintellēctus(understanding, intellect), perfect passive participle ofLatinintellegō(understand; reason).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛ.lɛkt/ ~/ɛ̃.te.lɛkt/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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intellect m (pluralintellects)

  1. (psychology, philosophy)intellect

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