Definition of nous Nous
/nuˈs/ - [nus] - nous
We found 9 definitions of nous from 6 different sources.
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What does nous mean?
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NounPlural: nouses |
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| nous - common sense; "she has great social nous" | ||
| common sense, good sense, horse sense, mother wit, gumption, sense sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" | ||
| nous - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" | ||
| mind, head, brain, psyche | ||
| cognition, knowledge, noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||
| noddle an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle" | ||
| tabula rasa a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) | ||
| ego (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind | ||
| unconscious, unconscious mind that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware | ||
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Wiktionary 
- nous (Noun)
The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional. - nous (Noun)
In neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation. - nous (Noun)
common Common sense ; practical intelligence.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nous (n.)
Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nous
nows, n. intellect: talent: common-sense. [Gr.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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nous
An old and very general term for intelligent perception, evidently from the Greek.
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🔤- nous, noun, singular of nouses.
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