intellect

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

intellect

from Latin intellectus (faculty of understanding), from the verb intellegĕre ("to discern", "to grasp", "to understand") composed of the prefix inter- ("between") and legere ("to gather", "to choose", "to read").

Definition

didactique

Plural

intellects

Translations

  • germangerman:Intellekt
  • englishenglish:intellect
  • spanishspanish:intelecto
  • polishpolish:intelekt
  • portugueseportuguese:intelecto
  • russianrussian:интеллект
  • swedishswedish:intellekt

See also

intellectualiser (v.) intelligence (cn.) intellectualisme (cn.) intellectualiste (adj.) désintellectualiser (v.) intellectif (adj.) intellection (cn.) intellectualité (cn.) intellectuel (adj.) intellectuel (cn.) anti-intellectualisme (cn.)