1
as in genius
a very smart person
one of the finest intellects of our time
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as in intelligence
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
a child of great intellect as well as artistic talent
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Blessed in courage, intellect, imagination and style, Cyrano is cursed by a physical deformity.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Osborne’s point was that someone from a poor, working-class background getting free university education available to them was a nascent idea at there time, giving them the intellect to articulate their rage.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Interestingly, their intellect is based in a different kind of anatomy than humans’—about two out of three of their neurons are located not in their head, but in their arms.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Weil’s intellect navigated time and space with supreme self-sovereignty, but her body lacked a steering wheel.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Osborne’s point was that someone from a poor, working-class background getting free university education available to them was a nascent idea at there time, giving them the intellect to articulate their rage.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Interestingly, their intellect is based in a different kind of anatomy than humans’—about two out of three of their neurons are located not in their head, but in their arms.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Weil’s intellect navigated time and space with supreme self-sovereignty, but her body lacked a steering wheel.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Intellect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellect. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.
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