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- [noos, nous]
- /nus, naʊs/
- /naʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noos, nous]
- /nus, naʊs/
Definitions of nous word
- noun nous Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect. 1
- noun nous Neoplatonism. the first and purest emanation of the One, regarded as the self-contemplating order of the universe. 1
- noun nous The mind or intellect. 1
- noun nous mind, brain 1
- noun nous common sense 1
- uncountable noun nous Nous is intelligence or common sense. 0
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Origin of nous
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < Greek noûs, contracted variant of nóos mind
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Parts of speech for Nous
noun
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nous
noun nous
- intellect — the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels and that by which one wills; the understanding; the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge.
- ability — Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
- rationality — the state or quality of being rational.
- reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
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