intellect

n. power of knowing, mental capacity, mind, reason; highly intelligent person

Intelligence is a property of mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, to plan, to solve problems, to think abstractly, to comprehend ideas, to use language, and to learn. There are several ways to define intelligence. In some cases, intelligence may include traits such as: creativity, personality, character, knowledge, or wisdom. However, some psychologists prefer not to include these traits in the definition of intelligence.
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Intelligence may refer to: Cognition Intelligence - overviewAnimal intelligenceArtificial intelligenceEmotional intelligenceGeneral intelligenceIntelligence quotient, IQ testingSystems intelligence Theory of multiple intelligencesTriarchic theory of intelligenceSocial intelligenceCollective intelligenceIntelligence (journal), a scientific journal dealing with intelligence and psychometrics
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Intellect /in·tel·lect/ the mind, thinking faculty, or understanding. intellect the mind, thinking faculty, or understanding. [more]Intellect - Community and Resources

Noun
1. knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"
(synonym) mind
(hypernym) intelligence
(attribute) intellectual
2. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
(synonym) reason, understanding
(hypernym) faculty, mental faculty, module
3. a person who uses the mind creatively
(synonym) intellectual
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) anomalist

n. intellect, mind, mental capacity; understanding