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nous

DEFINITIONS OF: nous

1

n that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

Synonyms:
brain, head, mind, psyche
Types:
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noddle
an informal British expression for head or mind
tabula rasa
a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)
ego
(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
unconscious, unconscious mind
that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
subconscious, subconscious mind
psychic activity just below the level of awareness
Type of:
cognition, knowledge, noesis
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

n common sense

“she has great social nous”
Type of:
common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense
sound practical judgment
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