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Meaning of 'intellect' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Intellect [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'intellect' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . intellect [ n]
Meaning (1):
- knowledge and intellectual ability
Example in sentence:
  • he has a keen intellect;
  • he reads to improve his mind
Meaning (2):
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
Example in sentence:
  • we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil

Nearby Words:

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