νους — 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

νους is used for these senses in English:

• brain (in the plural) Intellect.
• mind The capability for rational thought.
• mind Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
• mind (philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.

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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