Definition of "intellect" in Englisch

noun

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.