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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tel•lect /ˈɪntəlˌɛkt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- [the part of the mind by which one knows or understands.
- a person who has a great capacity for learning.
See -leg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tel•lect (in′tl ekt′),USA pronunciation n. - the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels and that by which one wills;
the understanding;
the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge. - capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, esp. of a high or complex order;
mental capacity. - a particular mind or intelligence, esp. of a high order.
- a person possessing a great capacity for thought and knowledge.
- minds collectively, as of a number of persons or the persons themselves.
- Latin intellēctus, equivalent. to intelleg(ere) to understand + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action; see intelligent
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reason, sense, common sense, brains. See mind.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intellect /ˈɪntɪˌlɛkt/ n - the capacity for understanding, thinking, and reasoning, as distinct from feeling or wishing
- a mind or intelligence, esp a brilliant one: his intellect is wasted on that job
- informal a person possessing a brilliant mind; brain
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin intellectus comprehension, intellect, from intellegere to understand; see intelligenceˌintelˈlective adj ˌintelˈlectively adv |