1. (

• mind ,
• intellect ,

) knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect" ;

2. (

• reason ,
• understanding ,
• intellect ,

) the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil" ;

3. (

• intellectual ,
• intellect

) a person who uses the mind creatively ;