Definitions
Intelligence, common sense, or practical mental ability.
Word origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοῦς (noûs) or νόος (nóos, “mind”).
Used in a sentence
“I feel the will to roam, to learn By test, experience, nous, That fire is hot and ocean deep, And wolves carnivorous.”
“to demonstrate nous”
“There is nothing original in absent-mindedness. True originality lies elsewhere. Really, the lower classes have no nous.”
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