Intellect

Noun

intellect (countable and uncountable), plural intellects

1. faculty of knowing and reasoning; understanding (uncountable)

   Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.

2. that faculty in a particular person (countable)

   They were chosen because of their outstanding intellects.

3. a person who has that faculty in great degree

   Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.

Etymology

From Latin intellectus , perfect passive participle of intellegere , reason or understand; from prefix intel- , into, from intus , + legere , read, with connotation of bind

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