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intelligence vs intellect

intellect vs intelligence

intelligence and intellect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intelligence Yes No No No
intellect Yes No No No
As nouns, intellect is a hyponym of intelligence; that is, intellect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intelligence:
  • intelligence: the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
  • intellect: knowledge and intellectual ability
intelligence (noun) intellect (noun)
the operation of gathering information about an enemy the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience knowledge and intellectual ability
information about recent and important events a person who uses the mind creatively
secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
Difference between intelligence and intellect

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