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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.
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The faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
Nous ( ), from, is a concept from classical philosophy, sometimes equated to intellect or intelligence, for the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real. Alternative English terms used in philosophy include "understanding" and "mind"; or sometimes "thought" or "reason" (in the sense of that which reasons, not the activity of reasoning). It is also often described ... Wikipedia
