in·tel·lect — /ˈıntəˌlɛkt/ noun, pl lects 1 : the ability to think in a logical way [noncount] She is a woman of superior intellect. [count] She has a sharp/keen intellect. We were required to read a book every week in order to develop our intellects. music… … Useful english dictionary
lect — col·lect·ed·ly; col·lect·ed·ness; col·lect·i·bil·i·ty; col·lect·ive·ly; col·lect·ive·ness; hy·per·di·a·lect·ism; id·i·o·lect; in·tel·lect; lect; predi·lect; pre·lect; rec·ol·lect; se·lect·ance; se·lect·ee; se·lect·ly; se·lect·man; se·lect·ness;… … English syllables
intellect — in·tel·lect … English syllables
intellect — in·tel·lect int əl .ekt n 1) the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will: the capacity for knowledge 2) the capacity for rational or intelligent thought in·tel·lec·tu·al .int əl ek ch(ə w)əl, eksh wəl adj… … Medical dictionary
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
intellect — in•tel•lect [[t]ˈɪn tlˌɛkt[/t]] n. 1) the faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels or wills; capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge 2) capacity for thinking and acquiring… … From formal English to slang
Intellect — In tel*lect, n. [L. intellectus, fr. intelligere, intellectum, to understand: cf. intellect. See {Intelligent}.] 1. (Metaph.) The part or faculty of the human mind by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; the power… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intellected — In tel*lect ed, a. Endowed with intellect; having intellectual powers or capacities. [R.] [1913 Webster] In body, and in bristles, they became As swine, yet intellected as before. Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intellect — in|tel|lect [ˈıntılekt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin intellectus, from the past participle of intellegere; INTELLIGENT] 1.) [U and C] the ability to understand things and to think intelligently superior/considerable/keen etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
intellect — in|tel|lect [ ıntl,ekt ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand difficult or complicated ideas and subjects: These activities are designed to develop a baby s intellect. a lawyer of great intellect … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
