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Nous

Nous Meaning & Definition
Nous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nous?

[n] 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"
[n] (British) common sense; "she has great social nous"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nous: brain | head | mind | psyche

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nous: acuity | acuteness | adroitness | anima mundi | aptitude | aptness | archeus | brain | braininess | brains | brightness | brilliance | clear thinking | cleverness | conception | dexterity | discourse of reason | discursive reason | esprit | flair | genius | giftedness | gifts | gray matter | head | headpiece | infinite spirit | intellect | intellection | intellectual faculty | intelligence | keenness | keen-wittedness | Logos | mens | mental alertness | mental capacity | mentality | mercurial mind | mind | native cleverness | nimble mind | nimbleness | nimble-wittedness | oversoul | power of reason | psyche | quick parts | quick thinking | quick wit | quickness | quick-wittedness | ratio | rationality | ready wit | reason | reasoning | reasoning faculty | savvy | sharpness | sharp-wittedness | smartness | smarts | sprightly wit | supreme soul | talent | understanding | universal ego | universal life force | Vernunft | world principle | World Reason | world soul | world spirit | world-self

See Also | cognition | common sense | ego | good sense | gumption | horse sense | knowledge | mother wit | noddle | noesis | sense | subconscious | subconscious mind | tabula rasa | unconscious | unconscious mind

Nous In Webster's Dictionary

\Nous\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? mind.] Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.
\Nous\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? mind.] (Philos.) The reason; the highest intellect; God regarded as the World Reason.

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