'Nous' definitions:
Definition of 'nous'
(from WordNet)
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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- keen-wittedness,
- keenness,
- Logos,
- mens,
- mental alertness,
- mental capacity,
- mentality,
- mercurial mind,
- mind,
- native cleverness,
- nimble mind,
- nimble-wittedness,
- nimbleness,
- oversoul,
- power of reason,
- psyche,
- quick parts,
- quick thinking,
- quick wit,
- quick-wittedness,
- quickness,
- ratio,
- rationality,
- ready wit,
- reason,
- reasoning,
- reasoning faculty,
- savvy,
- sharp-wittedness,
- sharpness,
- smartness,
- smarts,
- sprightly wit,
- supreme soul,
- talent,
- understanding,
- universal ego,
- universal life force,
- Vernunft,
- world principle,
- World Reason,
- world soul,
- world spirit,
- world-self