INTELLECT


Meaning of INTELLECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-tə-ˌlekt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin intellectus, from intellegere to understand — more at intelligent

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge

b. : the capacity for rational or intelligent thought especially when highly developed

2. : a person with great intellectual powers

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.