nous
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nous
- /naʊs/ UK
- /nuːs/ US
Rhymes with -aʊs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοῦς (noûs) or νόος (nóos, “mind”).
noun noos · nouse
- The mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness. I feel the will to roam, to learn By test, experience, nous, That fire is hot and ocean deep, And wolves carnivorous.
- The divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
- Common sense; practical intelligence. to demonstrate nous
