Definition of Intellect

1. Noun. Knowledge and intellectual ability. "He has a keen intellect"

Exact synonyms: Mind
Generic synonyms: Intelligence
Attributes: Intellectual, Nonintellectual
Derivative terms: Intellectual

2. Noun. 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"
Exact synonyms: Reason, Understanding
Generic synonyms: Faculty, Mental Faculty, Module
Derivative terms: Reason, Reason, Reason

3. Noun. A person who uses the mind creatively.

Definition of Intellect

1. n. The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding.

Definition of Intellect

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Medical Definition of Intellect

1. The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding. Origin: L. Intellectus, fr. Intelligere, intellectum, to understand: cf. Intellect. See Intelligent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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