'Nous' definitions:

Definition of 'nous'

From: WordNet
noun
Common sense; "she has great social nous"
noun
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" [syn: mind, head, brain, psyche, nous]

Definition of 'Nous'

From: GCIDE
  • Nous \Nous\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. noy^s mind.]
  • 1. Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Philos.) The reason; the highest intellect; God regarded as the World Reason. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Nousel

Synonyms of 'nous'

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