Nous

/nuːs/

Synonyms for "nous" (93 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Strong matches (28)

dexteritydiscourse of reasondiscursive reasonespritflairgeniusgiftgiftednessgiftsgray mattergumptionheadheadpieceinfinite spiritintellectintellectionintellectual facultyintelligencekeen-wittednesskeenness
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logosmensmental alertnessmental capacitymentality
Noun(3 words)
divine mindheadintellect

Related words (46)

mercurial mindmindnative clevernessnimble mindnimble-wittednessnimblenessoversoulpower of reasonpsychequick partsquick thinkingquick witquick-wittednessquicknessratiorationalityready witreasonreasoningreasoning faculty
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savvysensesharp-wittednesssharpnesssmartnesssmartssprightly witsupreme soultalentunderstandinguniversal egouniversal life forcevernunftworld principleworld reasonworld soulworld spiritworld-self
Noun(8 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

14 entries
cognitioncommon sensecosmic ordergood sensegumptionhorse senseknowledgemental facultymindmother witnoesispersonal pronounpronounsense

More specific

7 entries
cosmic minddisjunctive pronounemphatic pronounintellectual capacityrational capacitysubject pronounworld reason

Collocations

12 entries
Aristotelian nousFrench pronoun nousPlatonic nouscollective nousexclusive noushigher nousinclusive nousintellectual nousobject pronoun nousphilosophical noussubject pronoun nousthe nous

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Hair and nous don't fit in one head.

Source: tatoeba (4540666)

Our company brings those smaller brands more scale and more marketing nous.

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There are four types of changes in French present verb conjugations: the change in length, with singular forms usually being shorter than the plural forms, the change in letters, with the "je," "tu," "il/elle," and "ils/elles" forms being slightly different from the "nous" and "vous" forms, spelling changes, where the conjugation changes due to the nature of French verbs, and any other irregular change that doesn't fit in the first three categories.

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I feel the will to roam, to learn By test, experience, nous, That fire is hot and ocean deep, And wolves carnivorous.

Source: wiktionary

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