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intellects

intellects is the plural of intellect.

Meaning of intellect

Noun

intellect (countable and uncountable, plural intellects)

  1. (uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
    • Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.
  2. (uncountable) The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).
    • They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect.
  3. A person who has that faculty to a great degree.
    • Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.
    Synonyms:
    intellectual

Questions about intellects

What is intellects the plural of?
Intellects is the plural of intellect.

Words near intellects in the dictionary

  1. intellected
  2. intellection
  3. intellections
  4. intellective
  5. intellectively
  6. intellects
  7. intellectual
  8. intellectual capital
  9. intellectual dark web
  10. intellectual developmental disorder
  11. intellectual developmental disorders

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