Nous
WordNet
noun
(1) 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"
(2) Common sense
"She has great social nous"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From or .
Noun
nous (uncountable)
- The mind or intellect, reason
- In neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
- Common sense; practical intelligence.
Pronoun
- The plural personal pronoun in the first person:
- (subject pronoun) we.
- (object pronoun) us, to us.
Etymology 2
From or .
Noun
- The nous, (divine) reason in philosophy.
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