different between intellect vs instruction

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)

1. (uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intelligence

2. (uncountable) The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).
3. 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)

1. (psychology, philosophy) intellect

See also

• affect

Further reading

• “intellect” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?st??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

instruction (countable and uncountable, plural instructions)

1. (uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.
2. (countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
3. (countable) An order or command.
4. (computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
5. A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:instruction

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin ?nstr?cti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.t?yk.sj??/

Noun

instruction f (plural instructions)

1. instruction (clarification of this definition is needed)

Related terms

• instruire

Further reading

• “instruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).