mente

Definitions of mente
  1. noun
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
    synonyms: comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento
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    affiatamento, comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento, ragione
    the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
    senso
    the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
    forza di volontà, volontà
    the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
    attenzione, concentrazione
    complete attention; intense mental effort
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    abilità, capacità, facoltà, possibilità
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
  2. noun
    the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
    synonyms: affiatamento, comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento, ragione
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    comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
  3. noun
    an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
    synonyms: comprensione, intelletto, intelligenza, intendimento
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    affiatamento
    the cognitive condition of someone who understands
  4. noun
    someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
    synonyms: cervellone, cima, genio, ingegno, intelletto, intelligenza, mago
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    bambino prodigio, mostro, portento, prodigio
    an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
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    cultore, intellettuale, studioso
    a person who uses the mind creatively
  5. noun
    an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    synonyms: attitudine, disposizione, inclinazione, predisposizione, propensione, tendenza
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    andamento, trend
    a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
    affiatamento
    an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
    favoritismo
    an inclination to favor some person or group
    disfavore, handicap, sfavore, svantaggio
    an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
    parzialità, predilezione
    an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
    equità, giustizia, imparzialità, neutralità
    an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
    predilezione
    a predisposition in favor of something
    convenzione, preconcetto, pregiudizio, prevenzione
    a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
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    atteggiamento, posizione, zoofilia
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
  6. noun
    the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
    synonyms: memoria, reminiscenza, ricordo, rimembranza
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    riconoscimento
    the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
    ricostruzione
    recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
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