Meanings
plural noeses · alternative noêsis · alternative noësis · alternative noēsis
- countableuncountablemetaphysicsThe consciousness component of noetics, which concerns the duality of noesis and noema.
Husserl calls the noesis the meaning-giving element of the act, and the noema he calls the meaning given in the act."
2003, Denis Fisette, Husserl's Logical Investigations Reconsidered
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekνόησις“concept”, “idea”, “intelligence”, “understanding”
- Englishnoesis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νόησις (nóēsis, “concept”, “idea”, “intelligence”, “understanding”), from νοεῖν (noeîn, “to intend”, “to perceive”, “to see”, “to understand”) (from νοῦς (noûs, “mind”, “thought”), from νόος (nóos)) + -σις (-sis), suffix forming nouns of action.
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noesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noesis
“noesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noesis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noesis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noesis.
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