διάνοια — meaning in English

English meaning

• brain noun The organ inside the skull that controls thought, memory, emotion, and the rest of the nervous system.
• mind noun The part of a person responsible for thought, awareness, memory, and reasoning.

Senses

διάνοια is used for these senses in English:

• brain (informal) An intelligent person.
• mind The capability for rational thought.
• mind Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.

brain — full definition

1. noun The organ inside the skull that controls thought, memory, emotion, and the rest of the nervous system.
2. noun A person's intelligence or mental ability.
3. noun An especially intelligent person, or the person supplying the ideas behind a plan.
4. verb Informal: to hit someone hard on the head.

mind — full definition

1. noun The part of a person responsible for thought, awareness, memory, and reasoning.
2. noun An opinion, intention, or attitude.
3. verb To be bothered by or object to something.
4. verb To look after or take care of someone or something briefly.
5. verb To be careful about something, or to pay attention to it.

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