intellect (n.)

  1. knowledge and intellectual ability; he reads to improve his mind; he has a keen intellect

    [ Syn: 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

    [ Syn: reason , understanding ]

  3. a person who uses the mind creatively

    [ Syn: intellectual ]

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