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NOUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
That which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
Example:
I couldn't get his words out of my head
Synonyms:
brain; head; mind; nous; psyche
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nous" is a kind of...):
cognition; knowledge; noesis (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nous"):
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Common sense
Example:
she has great social nous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nous" is a kind of...):
common sense; good sense; gumption; horse sense; mother wit; sense (sound practical judgment)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
