Nous Meaning in English

word

US

ˈnus

NOOS

UK

nˈuːz

NOOZ

التعريف

'Nous' is a formal word for common sense, good judgment, or practical intelligence. In philosophy, it can also mean the mind or intellect.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Nous' is rather formal and more common in British English. Used to praise someone's practical skills or common sense ('a lot of nous'). In academic or philosophical texts, it refers to the reasoning mind or intellect.

• Spanish: sens común - juicio - inteligencia (filosofía)
• Portuguese (BR): senso comum - razão - intelecto (filosofia)
• Portuguese (PT): senso comum - razão - intelecto (filosofia)
• Chinese (Simplified): 常识 - 理智 - 智慧（哲学）
• Chinese (Traditional): 常識 - 理智 - 智慧（哲學）
• Hindi: साधारण बुद्धि - समझ - विवेक
• Arabic: فهم عام - عقل - حكمة (فلسفة)
• Bengali: বুদ্ধি - সাধারণ জ্ঞান - বিচক্ষণতা
• Russian: здравый смысл - сообразительность - ум
• Japanese: 判断力 - 常識 - 知性
• Vietnamese: sự sáng suốt - trí thông minh thực tiễn - lý trí
• Korean: 상식 - 판단력 - 지성
• Turkish: sağduyu - pratik zeka - akıl
• Urdu: عقل - سوجھ بوجھ - دانش
• Indonesian: akal sehat - kecerdasan praktis - nalar

جمل نموذجية

He has a lot of nous when it comes to fixing things.

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It takes nous to solve this problem.

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Her nous impressed the interviewers.

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You need a bit of nous to get through city life.

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She’s got plenty of street nous—she’ll figure it out.

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Without a bit of nous, you’ll get lost in this job.

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