nōˈēsə̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: Greek noēsis, from noein to perceive, think
1. : purely intellectual apprehension:
a. Platonism : the highest kind of knowledge or knowledge of the eternal forms or ideas — contrasted with dianoia
b. in Husserl : the subjective aspect of or the act in an intentional experience — distinguished from noema
2. : cognition especially when occurring through direct knowledge