intellect

noun in·tel·lect \ ˈin-tə-ˌlekt \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Examples: intellect in a Sentence

Definition of intellect

1 a : the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge

b : the capacity for rational or intelligent thought especially when highly developed

2 : a person with great intellectual powers

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Examples of intellect in a Sentence

She is a woman of superior intellect.
She has a sharp intellect.
We were required to read a book every week in order to develop our intellects.
music that appeals to the intellect while still satisfying the emotions

Recent Examples of intellect from the Web

It’s here that Alice, Charlotte, and the others perform their most athletic feats of romance, intellect, and self-deception.

— k. austin collins, HWD, "Why We Still Love The Last Days of Disco," 29 May 2018
There’s also a salt-of-the-earth fellow named Sylvain (Paul Blain) who woos Isabelle at a bar but depresses all of her friends with his supposed lack of intellect.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "Let the Sunshine In Is a Very French Romantic Comedy," 29 Apr. 2018
The members of the first class were unquestionably of high intellect.

— New York Times, "Never Solved, a College Dorm Fire Has Become One Man’s Obsession," 13 Apr. 2018
But Falwell’s actions violate the purpose of even a Christian university, which retains a mission to develop the intellect.

— sarah jones, The New Republic, "The Invisible Free Speech Crisis," 10 Apr. 2018
Agnesi eventually became tired of displaying her intellect and expressed a desire to enter a convent.

— richard gunderman, Scientific American, "Maria Agnesi, the Greatest Female Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of," 16 May 2018
One of those ideas was a disdain for television, which in the novel saps the intellect and creativity of all who watch.

— daniel d'addario, Time, "HBO’s Fahrenheit 451 Extinguishes What Made the Book Great," 14 May 2018
Humor, his selflessness, and his incredible intellect were his greatest strengths.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "Gordon William Wacker," 13 May 2018
Unlike the other men on campus who overlook Joelle in favor of her light-skinned friend Sam (Logan Browning), Trevor seems to be enamored with her intellect, beauty, and Blackness.

— refinery29.com, "Dear White People," 8 May 2018

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