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单词 intellection
释义

intellection

noun

in·​tel·​lec·​tion ˌin-tə-ˈlek-shən How to pronounce intellection (audio)
1
: an act of the intellect : thought
2
: exercise of the intellect : reasoning

Synonyms

  • abstraction
  • cogitation
  • concept
  • conception
  • idea
  • image
  • impression
  • mind's eye
  • notion
  • picture
  • thought
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Example Sentences

notebooks filled with his intellections on an amazing array of topics ever since Descartes famously declared, “I think, therefore I am,” people have tended to regard acts of conscious intellection as proof of their own existence
Recent Examples on the Web There is pleasant cohesion to his body of work, with its blend of bookish intellection and breezy verbal humor. The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021 This is a big spread, in other words, an ambitious platter of intellection and emotion. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1526, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Medical Definition

intellection

noun

in·​tel·​lec·​tion ˌint-ᵊl-ˈek-shən How to pronounce intellection (audio)
1
: exercise of the intellect
2
: a specific act of the intellect : idea

intellection

noun

1
as in thought
something imagined or pictured in the mind notebooks filled with his intellections on an amazing array of topics

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • thought
  • conception
  • idea
  • concept
  • notion
  • impression
  • cogitation
  • abstraction
  • image
  • perception
  • picture
  • cognition
  • observation
  • reflection
  • apprehension
  • theory
  • hunch
  • belief
  • presentiment
  • prepossession
  • preconception
  • premonition
  • phantasm
  • assumption
  • prejudice
  • hallucination
  • mind's eye
  • illusion
  • delusion
  • conviction
  • caprice
  • conceit
  • speculation
  • conjecture
  • chimera
  • whim
  • hypothesis
  • guess
  • surmise
  • vagary
  • fancy
  • supposition
  • fantasm
  • brainstorm
  • conclusion
  • kink
  • freak
  • inspiration
  • brainchild
  • brain wave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fact
  • reality
  • actuality
2
as in reasoning
the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems ever since Descartes famously declared, "I think, therefore I am," people have tended to regard acts of conscious intellection as proof of their own existence

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • reasoning
  • logic
  • ratiocination
  • logicality
  • argumentation
  • reason
  • sense
  • rationality
  • logicalness
  • cogency
  • coherence
  • persuasiveness
  • synthesis
  • analysis
  • disputation
  • deduction
  • syllogism
  • convincingness
  • dissection
  • induction
  • rationalness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • incoherence
  • illogic
  • irrationality
  • absurdity
  • preposterousness
  • insanity
  • senselessness
  • brainlessness
  • nonsensicalness
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