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How to pronounce intellect in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mind
Type of intelligence
Derivation intellectual


he has a keen intellect.
Type Words
Synonyms intellectual
Type of soul, somebody, individual, someone, person, mortal
Has types brainiac, clever clogs, clever dick, creative thinker, decipherer, decoder, doubter, egghead, einstein, exponent, expositor, expounder, genius, highbrow, idealogue, illusionist, mastermind, mentor, mind, subjectivist, anomalist, aphorist, bel esprit, bookman, brain, theorizer, thinker, visionary, wise man, wonderer, sceptic, scholar, scholarly person, seer, skeptic, specifier, student, alchemist, synthesiser, synthesist, synthesizer, theoretician, theoriser, theorist
Type Words
Synonyms reason, understanding
Type of module, mental faculty, faculty

Examples of intellect

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A never-ending battle between the forces of nature and the intellect of mankind.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is a degradation of intellect, taste and dignity about the entire musical.
From the time.com
In my entire life no one has ever accused me of not having a critical intellect.
From the washingtonpost.com
Instead of measuring power via wallet or intellect, how do we measure influence?
From the theatlantic.com
We're all familiar with the prejudice that horse sense is better than intellect.
From the economist.com
Chan had a passion for teaching, an enthusiasm for science and a rare intellect.
From the sacbee.com
His energy and intellect will make him a high draft pick, perhaps in the top 10.
From the usatoday.com
No one else delivers such a blend of humanity, humor and mathematical intellect.
From the post-gazette.com
He does not have the intellect to debate so strikes out with bullying put downs.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Mind: knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"
  • Reason: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
  • Intellectual: a person who uses the mind creatively
  • Intelligence is an umbrella term describing a property of the mind including related abilities, such as the capacities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, learning from past experiences, planning, and problem solving.
  • A videophone is a telephone with a video screen, and is capable of full duplex (bi-directional) video and audio transmissions for communication between people in real-time. It was the first form of videotelephony, later to be followed by videoconferencing, webcams, and finally telepresence.
  • The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding (uncountable); the capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable); a person who has that faculty to a great degree
  • Natural language database query product from Artificial Intelligence Corporation (AIC) written in 1977. Generated MRDS queries. The lead guy was Dartmouth Prof. Larry Harris.
  • Pertains to many of the higher functions of the brain. [Click Here To Return To List]
  • That part of the mind proper which is concerned with ideas and knowledge in their own right; its function is to observe, inquire, understand and judge. [Integral Yoga]