[ noun ]
■ that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
■ the seat of the faculty of reason
e.g.)
・his mind wandered
・I couldn't get his words out of my head
→
brain
,
head
,
mind
,
nous
,
psyche
[ noun ]
■ ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
→
sapience
,
wisdom
[ noun ]
■ the ability to comprehend
■ to understand and profit from experience
→
intelligence
[ noun ]
■ mental ability
e.g.)
・he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
→
brain
,
brainpower
,
learning ability
,
mental capacity
,
mentality
,
wit
[ noun ]
■ knowledge and intellectual ability
e.g.)
・he reads to improve his mind
・he has a keen intellect
→
intellect
,
mind
[ noun ]
■ the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
e.g.)
・we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil
→
intellect
,
reason
,
understanding
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