Intellect - Definition

n 1: knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve
his mind"; "he has a keen intellect" [syn: mind,
intellect]
2: the capacity for rational thought or inference or
discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason
and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: reason,
understanding, intellect]
3: a person who uses the mind creatively [syn: intellectual,
intellect]