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Intellect vs Underwitted - What's the difference?

intellect | underwitted |

As a noun intellect

is the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable)

As an adjective underwitted is

weak in intellect; half-witted; silly.

intellect

English

Noun

  • the faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty (uncountable)
    • Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.
  • the capacity of that faculty (in a particular person) (uncountable)
    • They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect .
  • a person who has that faculty to a great degree
    • Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.

    Synonyms

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    Related terms

    * intellectual * intellectualism * intellectualize * intelligence * intelligent * intelligentsia * intelligible

    See also

    * mind

    underwitted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly.