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Definition of intellect :
The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding.
Synonyms:
discernment, smart, agreement, consciousness, intellectual, instinct, psyche, ground, spirit, head, sympathy, creative thinker, judgement, disposition, apprehension, reasonableness, nous, sense, soul, thinker, savvy, grounds, ability, cause, idea, brainpower
intellect (part of speech: noun)
mentality, thought, brain, mind, rationality, capacity, understanding, cerebration, thinking, reason, reasoning, brain-power
knowledge (part of speech: noun)
information, education, ken, know-how, learning, cognizance
wit (part of speech: noun)
facility, brilliance, canniness, adroitness, cleverness, ingeniousness, deftness, scurrility, cunningness, drollness, scintillation, foxiness, quickness, inventiveness, sharpness, comedy, wiliness, resourcefulness, urbanity, shrewdness, humor, trickiness, irony, subtleness, craftiness, sophistry, finesse, artfulness, wit, slyness
intelligence (part of speech: noun)
comprehension, astuteness, judgment, genius, mastery, knowledge, sophistication, perspicuity, cogency, erudition, profundity, wisdom, acumen, intelligence, sagaciousness
Usage examples:
- Even though I have obtained no further light from the side of intuition, I have from that of intellect. - "Thoughts on Religion", George John Romanes.
- Is there not every reason for his intellect to approve of his shrewdness in taking advantage of his opportunity? - "Heart and Soul", Victor Mapes (AKA Maveric Post).
- Why is it every man of intellect loves an actress once in his life, and no man of sense ever did it twice? - "Peg Woffington", Charles Reade.