■ noun
1》 the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively.
↘a person's mental powers.
2》 a clever person.
Origin
ME: from L. ~us 'understanding', from intellegere (see intelligence ).
■ noun
1》 the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively.
↘a person's mental powers.
2》 a clever person.
Origin
ME: from L. ~us 'understanding', from intellegere (see intelligence ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004