What is "nous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does nous mean in English? Meaning of nous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "nous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "nous": common sense

Noun

Meaning: common sense

Example: she has great social nous

Synonyms: nous

Hypernyms: common sense good sense gumption horse sense mother wit sense

Pronunciation in US: noo͞s, IPA(key)

Pronunciation in UK: nous, IPA(key)

Meaning of "nous": that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

Noun

Meaning: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

Example: his mind wandered I couldn't get his words out of my head

Synonyms: brain head mind nous psyche

Hyponyms: ego noddle subconscious subconscious mind tabula rasa unconscious unconscious mind

Hypernyms: cognition knowledge noesis

Pronunciation in US: noo͞s, IPA(key)

Pronunciation in UK: nous, IPA(key)

Adjective: (philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional 1900, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, On the Disastrous Spread of Aestheticism in all Classes I feel the will to roam, to learn By test, experience, nous, That fire is hot and ocean deep, And wolves carnivorous.1900, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, On the Disastrous Spread of Aestheticism in all Classes I feel the will to roam, to learn By test, experience, nous, That fire is hot and ocean deep, And wolves carnivorous.In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.Common sense; practical intelligence.

What is "nous" in English? Definition and Explanations

What is "nous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "nous": common sense

Noun

Meaning of "nous": that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

Noun

Synonyms:

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