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[ breyn-pou-er ] / ˈbreɪnˌpaʊ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brainpower ON THESAURUS.COM
nounintellectual capacity; mental ability. people with superior mental abilities: an emergency medical conference of all available brainpower. Origin of brainpowerFirst recorded in 1875–80; brain + power Words nearby brainpowerbrainish, brainless, brain mantle, brainpan, brain-picking, brainpower, brain sand, brain scan, brainsick, brain someone, Brain's reflex Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brainpowerThere is brainpower, passion, and a wealth of Jewish knowledge. Voting For Yair Lapid, Israel’s Maimonides|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST And Maddow will need that brainpower as she is thrust into the biggest challenge of her brief broadcasting career. Rachel Maddow Seizes Her Moment at Post-Keith Olbermann MSNBC|Howard Kurtz|February 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST There were no easy answers in Florence, despite the brainpower, commitment, and connections so clearly on display. The New Activism|Tom Watson|November 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST But we need to place that brainpower within a framework of global action that incentivizes, encourages, and propels it forward. The Crisis We Forgot|Tony Blair|March 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It harms the growing tissue, dulls the conscience, stunts the growth, and steals the brainpower of growing boys. The Boy and the Sunday School|John L. Alexander His presence was commanding, and he impressed everybody by his magnetism and brainpower. Beacon Lights of History, Volume XI|John Lord They cannot afford such costs--but this Nation cannot afford to maintain its military power and neglect its brainpower. Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
British Dictionary definitions for brainpower
nounintelligence; mental ability Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to brainpowerintellect, mentality, mind, understanding, brain, grasp, brains |