intellect

Noun
Synonyms: mindreasonunderstandingintellectual

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. knowledge and intellectual ability“he reads to improve his mind”“he has a keen intellect”Synonyms: mind
  2. 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”Synonyms: reasonunderstanding
  3. a person who uses the mind creativelySynonyms: intellectual
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Intellect \In"tel*lect\, n. [L. intellectus, fr. intelligere, intellectum, to understand: cf. intellect. See Intelligent.]

1.(Metaph.) The part or faculty of the human mind by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding. [1913 Webster]

2.The capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; mental capacity. [PJC]

3.A particular mind, especially a person of high intelligence; as, he was a great intellect. [PJC]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

INTELLECT

<language> A query language written by Larry Harris in 1977, close to natural English.

(1995-04-14)

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