intellect

ɛ̃tɛlɛkt

Definition

Definition of intellect - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

intelligencecapacité de comprendre et de réfléchir d'une personne

Son intellect remarquable lui permet de résoudre des problèmes complexes.

esprit

raison

philosophie

Dated

faculté supérieure de l'esprit qui permet la connaissance métaphysique

Dated

L'intellect transcende la raison selon cette théorie philosophique.

esprit supérieur

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Origin of intellect

latin, intellectus (compréhension)

Terms with intellect included in their meaning

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stimuler l'esprit

intellect

encourager les capacités intellectuelles pour les rendre plus actives

création de l'esprit

œuvre artistique

œuvre ou idée originale née de l'imagination et de l'intellect

a priori

adj.

philosophie

qui est connu avant toute expérience par l'intellect

cérébralement

adv.

intellect

de manière qui concerne les capacités mentales et la pensée

cérébralité

intellect

qualité de ce qui privilégie la réflexion et l'analyse intellectuelle

entéléchie

abstraction

idées abstraites qui satisfont l'intellect mais restent théoriques

intellectuelle

adj.

faculté mentale

qui appartient à l'intellect, à l'entendement

intellectualisme

comportement

attitude qui privilégie excessivement l'intellect au détriment des émotions

Examples of intellect in a sentence

L’intellect humain fascine les chercheurs en neurosciences.
L'intellect permet d'accéder à des vérités universelles.
Certains philosophes valorisent l'intellect au-dessus de l'intuition.

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English:intellect, ...
German:Intellekt, ...
Italian:intelletto, ...
Spanish:intelecto, entendimiento, ...
Portuguese:intelecto, ...
Chinese:智力, 理智, ...
Japanese:知性, 理知, ...
Arabic:عقل, العقل المفكر, ...
Hebrew:שֵׂכֶל, שֵׂכֶל, ...
Russian:интеллект, ум, ...
Ukrainian:інтелект, ...
Catalan:intel.lecte, ...
Danish:intellekt, ...
Dutch:intellect, geestelijk vermogen, ...
Greek:νοημοσύνη, νους, ...
Hungarian:értelem, ...
Khmer:បញ្ញា, ពុទ្ធិ, ...
Korean:지성, ...
Polish:intelekt, ...
Portuguese (BR):intelecto, ...
Romanian:intelect, rațiune superioară, ...
Swedish:intellekt, ...
Thai:สติปัญญา, เชาวน์ปัญญา, ...
Turkish:zeka, akıl, ...
Vietnamese:trí tuệ, ...

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Definition of intellect - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of intellect

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Terms with intellect included in their meaning

Examples of intellect in a sentence

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