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[ noos, nous ]
/ nus, naʊs /
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noun
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
Philosophy. (in Neoplatonism) the first and purest emanation of the One, regarded as the self-contemplating order of the universe.
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Origin of nous

First recorded in 1670–80; from Greek noûs, contracted variant of nóos “mind”

Words nearby nous

nounself pronoun, nourice, nourish, nourishing, nourishment, nous, no use crying over spilt milk, no use, it's, nouveau, nouveau pauvre, nouveau riche
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common sense, faculties, senses, wits

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British Dictionary definitions for nous

nous
/ (naʊs) /
noun
metaphysics mind or reason, esp when regarded as the principle governing all things
British slang common sense; intelligence

Word Origin for nous

C17: from Greek, literally: mind
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