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nous

UK/naʊs/ US/nuːs/ uncommon

noun

1.

common sense

  • “she has great social nous”
2.

that which is responsible for one''s thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

  • “his mind wandered”
  • “I couldn”
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Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοῦς (noûs) or νόος (nóos, “mind”).

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