braininessn.
/ˈbreɪnɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈbreɪninᵻs/ Cleverness, intelligence, acuteness; the quality of having brains.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun]
i-witc888
anyitOE
understandinga1050
ferec1175
skillwisenessa1200
quaintisec1300
brainc1325
cunning1340
reder1340
cunningnessa1400
sentencec1400
intelligence?1435
speculation1471
ingeny1474
cunningheadc1475
capacity1485
pregnancyc1487
dexterity1527
pregnance?1533
shift1542
wittiness1543
ingeniousness1555
conceitedness1576
pate1598
conceit1604
ingeniosity1607
dexterousness1622
talent1622
ingenuousness1628
solertiousnessa1649
ingenuity1651
partedness1654
brightness1655
solerty1656
prettiness1674
long head1694
long lega1705
cleverness1755
smartness1800
cleverality1828
brain power1832
knowledgeability1834
braininess1876
cerebrality1901
1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia & Herzegóvina on Foot v. 199 Of what superfluity of braininess are those capacious turbans suggestive!
1922 Daily Mail 21 Nov. 10 Lewis's tactics..were extremely bad. There was no suggestion of braininess.
1953 L. Gurko Heroes, Highbrows, & Pop. Mind i. ii. 50 Theologically, braininess has acquired a distinct flavor of wickedness.
2000 New Yorker 6 Mar. 70/3 This was not the American picture of braininess..but the Parisian model, and a number of American intellectuals had a problem with that.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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