intellect
C1Substantiv/US /ˈɪntəlˌɛkt/ ĬNT-əl-ĕkt; UK /ˈɪntəlˌɛkt/ ĬNT-əl-ĕkt/
The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge
