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- DictionaryNous/no͞os/
noun
- 1. common sense; practical intelligence: informal British "if he had any nous at all, he'd sell the movie rights"
- 2. the mind or intellect.
Definition of nous noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
NOUS definition: 1. good judgment and practical ability: 2. good judgment and practical ability: . Learn more.
noun. Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect. Philosophy. (in Neoplatonism) the first and purest emanation of the One, regarded as the self-contemplating order of the universe. nous. / naʊs / noun. metaphysics mind or reason, esp when regarded as the principle governing all things. slang. common sense; intelligence. Discover More.
3 days ago · Quick Reference. (Greek, mind) Reason, and especially the faculty of intellectual apprehension, as distinct from mere empirical knowledge. In Plato nous is the quality enabling one to apprehend the forms. Aristotle distinguished between nous pathetikos (passive reason) and the higher nous, the immortal aspect of the soul, related to nous ...
nous, in philosophy, the faculty of intellectual apprehension and of intuitive thought. Used in a narrower sense, it is distinguished from discursive thought and applies to the apprehension of eternal intelligible substances and first principles. It is sometimes identified with the highest or divine intellect.
nous. In philosophy, nous is the mind's ability to clearly understand what is true. You might think of nous as reason or intellect. The exact definition of nous varies, depending on whether you're talking to a philosopher, historian, or religious thinker.
3 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. metaphysics mind or reason, esp when regarded as the principle governing all things 2. British slang common.... Click for more definitions.
