Nous
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Entry:nous
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:common sense
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Synonyms:nous.
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Sample Sentences:she has great social nous.
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Hypernym:common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sense.
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Domain of synset [REGION]:britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.
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Entry:nous
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:1. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings 2. the seat of the faculty of reason
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Synonyms:brain, head, mind, nous, psyche.
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Sample Sentences:1. his mind wandered. 2. I couldn't get his words out of my head.
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Hypernym:cognition, knowledge, noesis.
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Derivationally related form:psychic, psychical, psychic, psychical, bear in mind, mind.
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Hyponym:noddle, tabula rasa, ego, unconscious, unconscious mind, subconscious, subconscious mind.