Brains vs. Intellect — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Brains and Intellect
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Brains
The portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter. It is the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs. It is also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion.
Intellect
In the study of the human mind, intellect refers to and identifies the ability of the mind to reach correct conclusions about what is true and what is false, and about how to solve problems. The term intellect derives from the Ancient Greek philosophy term nous, which translates to the Latin intellectus (from intelligere, “to understand”) and into the French and English languages as intelligence.
Brains
A functionally similar portion of the invertebrate nervous system.
Intellect
The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding
"Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect" (Herbert Spencer).
Brains
The mind
The plan took shape in her brain.
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Intellect
A person's individual ability to think and reason
"[His] humanitarianism could never overcome the rigidities of his intellect or the shortcomings of his temperament" (Michael B. Stoff).
Brains
Intellectual ability; intellect
An actor not known for his quick brain.
Intellect
A person of great intellectual ability
"Gifted as both an athlete and an intellect, [he] received help from teachers who recognized his talents" (Anita Silvey).
Brains
Often brains Exceptional intellectual ability; intelligence
Has brains and good looks.
Intellect
(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
Intellect is one of man's greatest powers.
Brains
(Informal) A highly intelligent person
We knew the new kid was a brain as soon as she started talking.
Intellect
(uncountable) The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).
They were chosen because of their outstanding intellect.
Brains
Often brains The primary director or planner, as of an organization or movement.
Intellect
A person who has that faculty to a great degree.
Some of the world's leading intellects were meeting there.
Brains
The control center, as of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
Intellect
The part or faculty of the human mind by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding.
Brains
To hit on the head or kill by hitting on the head.
Intellect
The capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; mental capacity.
Brains
Plural of brain
Intellect
A particular mind, especially a person of high intelligence; as, he was a great intellect.
Brains
The substance of a brain, as a material or foodstuff.
Intellect
Knowledge and intellectual ability;
He reads to improve his mind
He has a keen intellect
Brains
(informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
Sadly, I got my brains from my mom and my looks from the mailman.
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
Brains
The intelligent person or people in a group: the director, planner, administrator, etc.
Who's the brains behind this operation?
Intellect
A person who uses the mind creatively
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