INTELLECT


Meaning of INTELLECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɪntɪlekt ]

n. 1 a the faculty of reasoning, knowing, and thinking, as distinct from feeling. b the understanding or mental powers (of a particular person etc.) (his intellect is not great). 2 a a clever or knowledgeable person. b the intelligentsia regarded collectively (the combined intellect of four universities). [ME f. OF intellect or L intellectus understanding (as INTELLIGENT)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.