Hyphenation
in·tel·lect Synonyms
ability,
acumen,
brains,
cerebration,
comprehension,
egghead,
genius,
intellectual,
intellectuality,
intelligence,
intuition,
judgment,
mentality,
mind,
psycheEtymology
() From Latin intellēctus (“understanding, intellect”), perfect passive participle of intellegō (“undestand; reason”), from inter (“between, among”) + legō (“read”), with connotation of bind.