Origin:
1670–80; Gk. noûs, contracted var. of nóos mind
n.
[Greek.]
1670–80; Gk. noûs, contracted var. of nóos mind
n.
- Philosophy
- Reason and knowledge as opposed to sense perception.
- The rational part of the individual human soul.
- The principle of the cosmic mind or soul responsible for the rational order of the cosmos.
- In Neo-Platonism, the image of the absolute good, containing the cosmos of intelligible beings.
- Chiefly British Good sense; shrewdness."She has great social nous"
[Greek.]
Spanish: nos,
German: uns selbst,
Japanese: 私たち自身を