Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

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CLASS IV DIVISION I SECTION I. OPERATIONS OF INTELLECT IN GENERAL


450. Intellect -- N. intellect, mind, understanding, reason, thinking principle; rationality; cogitative faculties, cognitive faculties, discursive faculties, reasoning faculties, intellectual faculties; faculties, senses, consciousness, observation, percipience, intelligence, intellection, intuition, association of ideas, instinct, conception, judgment, wits, parts, capacity, intellectuality, genius; brains, cognitive powers, intellectual powers; wit &c 498; ability &c (skill) 698; wisdom &c 498; Vernunft [G.] , Verstand [G.] .

450a. Absence or want of Intellect -- N. absence of intellect, want of intellect &c 450; imbecility &c 499.

451. Thought -- N. thought; exercitation of the intellect † , exercise of the intellect; intellection; reflection, cogitation, consideration, meditation, study, lucubration, speculation, deliberation, pondering; head work, brain work; cerebration; deep reflection; close study, application &c (attention) 457.

452. [Absence or want of thought.] Incogitancy -- N. incogitancy † , vacancy, inunderstanding † ; fatuity &c 499; thoughtlessness &c (inattention) 458; vacuity.

453. [Object of thought.] Idea -- N. idea, notion, conception, thought, apprehension, impression, perception, image, eidolon [Gr.] , sentiment, reflection, observation, consideration; abstract idea; archetype, formative notion; guiding conception, organizing conception; image in the mind, regulative principle.

454. [Subject of thought] Topic -- N. subject of thought, material for thought; food for the mind, mental pabulum.