brain vs intellect

intellect vs brain

brain and intellect both are nouns.

brain is a verb but intellect is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brain	Yes	No	Yes	No
intellect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intellect is a hypernym of brain; that is, intellect is a word with a broader meaning than brain:

brain: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
intellect: a person who uses the mind creatively

Other hypernyms of brain include intellectual.

brain (noun)	intellect (noun)
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
mental ability	knowledge and intellectual ability
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason	a person who uses the mind creatively
the brain of certain animals used as meat
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

brain (verb)	intellect (verb)
hit on the head
kill by smashing someone's skull

Difference between brain and intellect

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