intellect
the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels and that by which one wills; the understanding; the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge.
capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, especially of a high or complex order; mental capacity.
a particular mind or intelligence, especially of a high order.
a person possessing a great capacity for thought and knowledge.
minds collectively, as of a number of persons or the persons themselves.
Origin of intellect
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How to use intellect in a sentence
Not just your intellect but also — and most hard to replace — your heart.
Martin Baron, executive editor who oversaw dramatic Washington Post expansion, announces retirement | Paul Farhi | January 27, 2021 | Washington Post“Mayor Buttigieg has impressive credentials that demonstrate his intellect and commitment to serving our nation,” Wicker said.
Buttigieg cites ‘generational opportunity’ on infrastructure at confirmation hearing | Ian Duncan, Michael Laris | January 21, 2021 | Washington Post“Don’t let the complexity of your intellect cloud what needs to be simple,” she said.
A new study by the nonprofit Strada Education Network reveals that for many surprising reasons students who have the motivation and intellect to do well are still receiving too little guidance on what courses they need to succeed.
Educators failing to teach what students need for good jobs | Jay Mathews | December 26, 2020 | Washington PostParent applied his versatile intellect to a vast scope of scientific fields.
Do You Know These Scientific Pioneers? - Issue 93: Forerunners | Tom Siegfried | November 25, 2020 | Nautilus
As in the case of Turner, the core of the intellect is missing.
Anyone with the intellect of a ping-pong ball should understand how opportunistic that whistleblowing looks.
Renowned livestock specialist and autism advocate Temple Grandin brought her unique intellect and wit to Reddit.
The Most Inspiring Bits of Temple Grandin’s Reddit AMA | Emily Shire | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTavis Smiley, the PBS talk show host and close friend to Cornel West, often credits West with having a “useable intellect.”
He is a man of deep faith and brilliant intellect, with a healthy dose of modernity and realism.
What the Archbishop of Canterbury Should Have Said About Gay Rights | Gene Robinson | April 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow much of the imagination, how much of the intellect, evaporates and is lost while we seek to embody it in words!
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouIt is the will directing the activity of the intellect into some particular channel and keeping it there.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)In running over many words, the intellect might be arrested by chance.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)The intellect might be abolished so far as its participation in such an operation is concerned.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)And the most vivid First Impressions always result from the action of the intellect upon the sensuous stimuli from ear and eye.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
British Dictionary definitions for intellect
/ (ˈɪntɪˌlɛkt) /
the capacity for understanding, thinking, and reasoning, as distinct from feeling or wishing
a mind or intelligence, esp a brilliant one: his intellect is wasted on that job
informal a person possessing a brilliant mind; brain
those possessing the greatest mental power: the intellect of a nation
Origin of intellect
1Derived forms of intellect
- intellective, adjective
- intellectively, adverb
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