intellect

CEFRB2

/ˈɪntəlɛkt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The ability to think, understand, and use ideas.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who has that faculty to a great degree.

Examples

  • It is beyond the boundaries of human intellect.

  • Opinion is ultimately determined by feelings, and not by the intellect.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɪntəlekt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).

  2. The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.

More examples

In context

  • Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.

  • Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.

  • They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Late Latin intellēctus (“understanding, intellect”), from Latin intellegō (“understand; reason”), from inter (“between, among”) + legō (“read”), with connotation of bind.