intellect
noun /ˈɪntəlekt/
  /ˈɪntəlekt/
 - [uncountable, countable] the ability to think in a logical way and understand things, especially at an advanced level; your mind
- a man of considerable intellect
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- She has a formidable intellect.
 - She uses her powerful intellect to examine the relationship between human society and nature.
 - A teacher recognized his outstanding intellect.
 - He liked to think of himself as a man of intellect and learning.
 - It was lack of opportunity, not lack of intellect, that excluded women from higher education.
 - She was a brilliant scholar with a formidable intellect.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
 - formidable
 - great
 - …
 
- have
 - use
 
 - [countable] a very intelligent person
- She was one of the most formidable intellects of her time.
 
 
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin intellectus ‘understanding’, from intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.