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nous::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brain, head, mind, psyche |
| Type of | noesis, cognition, knowledge |
| Has types | unconscious mind, noddle, subconscious, subconscious mind, tabula rasa, unconscious, ego |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mother wit, good sense, gumption, horse sense, common sense, sense |
she has great social nous.
Examples of nous
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But when it comes to nous and instinct, Brownlee is the politician's politician.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Pearce's bravado is all very well as a player but he needs some nous as a coach.
From the guardian.co.uk
N'Dour is a late entrant to a crowded field and his political nous is questioned.
From the guardian.co.uk
Given the nous and cynicism of his early stuff, you would hope it's the former.
From the guardian.co.uk
They need more sophisticated campaigning and more local nous than ever to succeed.
From the economist.com
The forward pack is no longer a strength, there doesn't seem to be any nous there.
From the guardian.co.uk
Either way, the Government's top legal adviser is not showing much political nous.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
On an individual level, sartorial nous is a prerequisite in this environment.
From the telegraph.co.uk
We showed no commitment, fight, passion, leadership, tactical nous, skill or heart.
From the expressandstar.com
- Common sense; "she has great social nous"
- Mind: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
- Nous (Greek: or) is a philosophical term for mind or intellect. Outside of a philosophical context, it is used, in English, to denote "common sense," with a different pronunciation .
- Nou00FBs is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal on philosophy published by Wiley-Blackwell. It was established in 1967 by Hector-Neri Castau00F1eda and is currently edited by Ernest Sosa (Rutgers University). The journal is accompanied by two annual supplements, Philosophical Issues and Philosophical Perspectives.
- Nous is the sixth studio album by Quu00E9bu00E9cois singer and musician Daniel Bu00E9langer, and was released in 2009.
- The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional; In neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation; Common sense; practical intelligence
- Mind or reason, both human and divine; intellect; "the place where the human ground of order is in accord with the ground of being"; the intellectual self
- Noun. Common-sense. E.g."If she had any nous, she wouldn't have stayed out until 5am getting drunk knowing she had a driving test at 10.30am." {Informal}
- "Mind", The soul, which is not the same as the pneuma or spirit. It is the part of the anima that gives us conciousness. The anima as a whole gives life (or literally movement.. "animates") to our bodies.
