Intellect vs. Intelligence

Intellectnoun

the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable)

Intellectnoun

the capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable)

Intellectnoun

a person who has that faculty to a great degree

Intellectnoun

The part or faculty of the human mind by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding.

Intellectnoun

The capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; mental capacity.

Intellectnoun

A particular mind, especially a person of high intelligence; as, he was a great intellect.

Intellectnoun

knowledge and intellectual ability;

Intellectnoun

the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination;

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a person who uses the mind creatively

Intellect

In the study of the human mind, intellect refers to and identifies the ability of the mind to reach correct conclusions about what is true and what is false, and about how to solve problems. The term intellect derives from the Ancient Greek philosophy term nous, which translates to the Latin intellectus (from intelligere, “to understand”) and into the French and English languages as intelligence.

Intelligencenoun

Capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn.

Intelligencenoun

(countable) An entity that has such capacities.

Intelligencenoun

Information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

Intelligencenoun

(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

Intelligencenoun

(dated) Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.

Intelligencenoun

The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.

Intelligencenoun

The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.

Intelligencenoun

Information communicated; news; notice; advice.

Intelligencenoun

Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.

Intelligencenoun

Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study, research, or experience; general information.

Intelligencenoun

An intelligent being or spirit; - generally applied to pure spirits; as, a created intelligence.

Intelligencenoun

The division within a military organization that gathers and evaluates information about an enemy.

Intelligencenoun

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

Intelligencenoun

a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

Intelligencenoun

secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy);

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new information about specific and timely events;

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the operation of gathering information about an enemy

Intelligence

Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. More generally, it can be described as the ability to perceive or infer information, and to retain it as knowledge to be applied towards adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.