Meaning of NOUS
| Pronunciation: | | noos
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- [n] that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
- [n] (British) common sense; "she has great social nous"
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| | Synonyms: | | brain, head, mind, psyche |
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| | See Also: | | cognition, common sense, ego, good sense, gumption, horse sense, knowledge, mother wit, noddle, noesis, sense, subconscious, subconscious mind, tabula rasa, unconscious, unconscious mind | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Nous\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? mind.]
Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.
\Nous\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? mind.] (Philos.)
The reason; the highest intellect; God regarded as the World
Reason.
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| | Related Terms: | | acuity, acuteness, adroitness, anima mundi, aptitude, aptness, archeus, brain, braininess, brains, brightness, brilliance, clear thinking, cleverness, conception, dexterity, discourse of reason, discursive reason, esprit, flair, genius, giftedness, gifts, gray matter, head, headpiece, infinite spirit, intellect, intellection, intellectual faculty, intelligence, keenness, keen-wittedness, Logos, mens, mental alertness, mental capacity, mentality, mercurial mind, mind, native cleverness, nimble mind, nimbleness, nimble-wittedness, oversoul, power of reason, psyche, quick parts, quick thinking, quick wit, quickness, quick-wittedness, ratio, rationality, ready wit, reason, reasoning, reasoning faculty, savvy, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, smartness, smarts, sprightly wit, supreme soul, talent, understanding, universal ego, universal life force, Vernunft, world principle, World Reason, world soul, world spirit, world-self |
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