Definition of Nous

1. Noun. Common sense. "She has great social nous"


2. Noun. That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason. "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
Exact synonyms: Brain, Head, Mind, Psyche
Generic synonyms: Cognition, Knowledge, Noesis
Specialized synonyms: Noddle, Tabula Rasa, Ego, Unconscious, Unconscious Mind, Subconscious, Subconscious Mind
Derivative terms: Mind, Psychic, Psychical

Definition of Nous

1. n. Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.

2. n. The reason; the highest intellect; God regarded as the World Reason.

Definition of Nous

1. Noun. (philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional ¹

2. Noun. In neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation. ¹

3. Noun. Common sense; practical intelligence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nous

1. mind, reason, or intellect [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Nous

1. A word originally used by Anaxagoras to mean an all-knowing, all-pervading spirit or force; in later Greek philosophy it came to mean simply mind, reason, or intellect. Origin: G. Mind, reason (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nous

nourishers
nourishes
nourishest
nourisheth
nourishing
nourishingly
nourishingness
nourishment
nourishments
nourisht
nouriture
noursle
noursled
noursles
noursling
nous (current term)
nouse
nousell
nouselled
nousells
nouses
nousle
nousled
nousles
nousling
nout
nouthe
nouveau
nouveau-riche
nouveau riche

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