nous C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /naʊs/ UK /naʊs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun practical intelligence or common sense; the mind or intellect She had enough nous to spot the scam immediately. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · practical intelligence or... intellectmindreasonsensegumptionsavvyacumen ↔ Opposites stupidityfoolishness Word family Related forms noumenonnoetic Etymology AI details A direct borrowing of Ancient Greek nous (Attic; Ionic noos), 'mind, intellect, reason'. The colloquial British sense 'common sense' arose later. νοῦς Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /naʊs/ **IPA (UK):** /naʊs/ ## Meanings 1. practical intelligence or common sense; the mind or intellect ## Examples - She had enough nous to spot the scam immediately. ## Synonyms - intellect - mind - reason - sense - gumption - savvy - acumen ## Antonyms - stupidity - foolishness ## Related Forms - noumenon - noetic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: νοῦς ## Etymology A direct borrowing of Ancient Greek nous (Attic; Ionic noos), 'mind, intellect, reason'. The colloquial British sense 'common sense' arose later. ## AI Etymology Nous is a direct borrowing of Ancient Greek nous (Attic; Ionic noos), 'mind, intellect, reason'. The colloquial British sense 'common sense' arose later. Important recorded forms include νοῦς (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers practical intelligence or common sense; the mind or intellect. The wider family includes related words such as noumenon and noetic. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown