The faculty of thinking and reasoning in general; mental capacity, understanding, intellect, reason. archaic (now esp. in the wit of man = human…

(Without article.) Power or ability to understand; intellect, intelligence. Sometimes spec. = 1c.

The action or faculty of understanding; way of understanding (something); the notion one has of anything. Also, the mind or mental faculties…

The faculty or action of understanding. Obsolete.

The faculty of understanding or knowing; intelligence, intellect. Obsolete.

The faculty of understanding; intellect. Also as a count noun: a mental manifestation of this faculty, a capacity to understand.

The faculty for conceiving, apprehending, or understanding something; mental capacity. Obsolete.

Comprehension; understanding. Obsolete. rare.

The faculty, capacity or action of perceiving (esp. with the mind); perception; awareness; understanding. Cf. perceivance, n.

= perceiverance, n. 1.

Capacity for receiving or accommodating ideas, feelings, etc.; mental capacity; power of apprehension. Obsolete.

Understanding; = intendment, n. 1.

Capacity or power of comprehension; extent of knowledge or of the ability to acquire it; range of mind or thought. Frequently in prepositional…

The apprehensive faculty; ability to understand; understanding.

The faculty or capacity of the mind considered as analogous to the sense of touch (see sense 8a); mental, moral, or emotional perception or…

The state or condition of having understanding; the faculty of understanding.

Aptness to apprehend; intelligence, perceptiveness, discernment.

Intellectual capacity; intelligence, sense, good judgement; normal condition of the mental faculties; (one's) senses or wits. Obsolete.

The faculty of grasping with the mind, power of receiving and containing ideas, mental grasp.

Capacity to understand; intelligence. Cf. intelligible, adj. 1. rare.

The faculty of understanding; a manifestation of this. Also: knowledge, understanding. Cf. intelligence, n. 1, 3.

The action of, or capacity for, understanding; comprehension. Usually in quick (slow, gleg (Sc.),etc.) on (at, in) the uptake. Originally Scottish.