nous

[ noos, nous ]

/ nus, naʊs /

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noun

Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.

Neoplatonism. the first and purest emanation of the One, regarded as the self-contemplating order of the universe.

Nearby words

nourice, nourish, nourishing, nourishingly, nourishment, nous, nouveau, nouveau pauvre, nouveau riche, nouveau roman, nouveauté

Origin of nous

1670–80; < Greek noûs, contracted variant of nóos mind

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Examples from the Web for nous

"Nous verrons," answered I, swinging it on my forefinger, in order to demonstrate its lightness.
Frank Fairlegh|Frank E. Smedley
Nous remarquons Cliff-Palace de grands progrs dans l'art de la construction.
Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park: Cliff Palace|Jesse Walter Fewkes
Had our speeches, as usual with nous autres, served with the dessert instead of as entres.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, June 29, 1895|Various
Nous y allons cette nuit et il faut s'exercer un peu d'avance pour cela.
Three John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood

Tourville wrote to Hocquincourt: nous avons singlét (sailed), for cinglé.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo

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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