intellect

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reason mind understanding knowledge learning intelligence intellectual reasoning judgment comprehension erudition sagacity wisdom wit brilliance
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Antonyms

greek poon sap nimrod dodo prat
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Hypernyms

individual person intelligence soul faculty module

Hyponyms

einstein bookman alchemist brainiac exponent seer

Related terms

intelligence intellectual intelligent intelligible intelligentsia intellectualism

Phrases with the word

great intellect deficiency of intellect unique product of the human intellect artificial intellect

Examples

One learns peoples through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect. Mark Twain

Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless. Max Born

If God has made the world a perfect mechanism, He has at least conceded so much to our imperfect intellect that in order to predict little parts of it, we need not solve innumerable differential equations, but can use dice with fair success. Max Born

He who is born with a weak intellect and a goiter can never be cured. Italian Proverb

With the intellect of another you won't get very far. Lithuanian Proverb

Experiences are the spectacles of intellect. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Intellagama lesueurii Intellagama lesueurii howittii Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii intellected intellection intellective