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intellect

noun

knowledge and intellectual ability

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
I
Ends with
T
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɪntəlɛkt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. knowledge and intellectual ability

    “he reads to improve his mind”

noun

  1. 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”

noun

  1. a person who uses the mind creatively

In context

Example Sentences

he reads to improve his mind
he has a keen intellect
we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil

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