intellect
noun
- ability of the mind to come to correct conclusions about what is true or real, and about how to solve problems
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɪntəlɛkt/ / /ˈɪntəˌlɛkt/ / /ˈɪntəlekt/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin intellēctus (“understanding, intellect”), from Latin intellegō (“understand; reason”), from inter (“between, among”) + legō (“read”), with connotation of bind.
- The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
“Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.”
- The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).
“They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect.”
“Arms of stripes and shirts of checks / You had a very nice intellect”
- A person who has that faculty to a great degree.
“Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.”