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Noetic

//noʊˈɛt.ɪk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.

    "Homeric Greeks valued clichés because not only the poets but the entire oral noetic world or thought world relied upon the formulaic constitution of thought."

  2. 2
    Originating in or apprehended by reason.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The science of the intellect.
  2. 2
    A purely intellectual entity.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοητικός (noētikós), ultimately from νοέω (noéō, “I see, understand”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοητικός (noētikós), ultimately from νοέω (noéō, “I see, understand”).

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