Etymology

nous

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Today it means: The mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νοῦς
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromνοῦς
  2. English todaynous

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοῦς (noûs) or νόος (nóos, “mind”).

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