different between intellect vs brainpower
intellect
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin intell?ctus (“understanding, intellect”), perfect passive participle of Latin intelleg? (“understand; reason”), from inter (“between, among”) + leg? (“read”), with connotation of bind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nt?l?kt/
Noun
intellect (countable and uncountable, plural intellects)
- (uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intelligence
- (uncountable) The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).
- A person who has that faculty to a great degree.
- Synonym: intellectual
Related terms
- intellectual
- intellectualism
- intellectualize
- intelligence
- intelligent
- intelligentsia
- intelligible
Translations
See also
- mind
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin intell?ctus (“understanding, intellect”), perfect passive participle of Latin intelleg? (“understand; reason”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.t?.l?kt/, /??.te.l?kt/
Noun
intellect m (plural intellects)
- (psychology, philosophy) intellect
See also
- affect
Further reading
- “intellect” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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brainpower
English
Etymology
brain +? power
Noun
brainpower (usually uncountable, plural brainpowers)
- Mental ability; intelligence.
- Intelligent people considered as a group. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
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- what is brainpower mean
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- what foods increase brain power
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- what is my brainpower
- what is brain power
- what boost brain power
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