intellect
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(noun) knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect" |
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Synonyms: mind |
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Related Words: intelligence |
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(noun) a person who uses the mind creatively |
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Synonyms: intellectual |
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Related Words: alchemist, anomalist, aphorist, bel esprit, bibliophile, book lover, booklover, bookworm, brain, brainworker, classifier, doubter, egghead, genius, highbrow, human, illusionist, individual, introvert, man of science, mastermind, mentor, mind, mortal, optimist, pedant, person, philosopher, ratiocinator, reasoner, sceptic, scholar, scholarly person, scholastic, scientist, seer, skeptic, somebody, someone, soul, speculator, student, subjectivist, theologian, theologist, theologizer, theoretician, theorist, thinker, visionary, wise man |
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(noun) the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" |
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Synonyms: reason, understanding |
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Related Words: faculty, mental faculty, module |
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