Meanings
nounanoesis (uncountable)
alternative anoësis
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe reception of impressions or sensations (by the brain) without any intellectual understanding.
Origin
From a- (“lacking”) + noesis (“cognition”).
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APA
anoesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoesis
MLA
“anoesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anoesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoesis.
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