What does nous mean?
Nous means (philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional..
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/naʊs/ · noun
(philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional..
I feel the will to roam, to learn By test, experience, nous, That fire is hot and ocean deep, And wolves carnivorous.
to demonstrate nous
There is nothing original in absent-mindedness. True originality lies elsewhere. Really, the lower classes have no nous.
The emerging African elite felt little affection for the wahindi, seen as tight-fisted, snooty and brazenly colour-conscious, but its members knew they needed its business nous.
Use nous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nous means (philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional..
Common synonyms include head, mind, brain, psyche.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I feel the will to roam, to learn By test, experience, nous, That fire is hot and ocean deep, And wolves carnivorous.
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