nous
See also: Nous
nous - English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: nous, IPA: /naʊs/
- (US) enPR: noo͞s, IPA: /nuːs/
Noun
nous (uncountable)
- (philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional
- In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
- Common sense; practical intelligence.
- The mindset of a society, culture, or group -- as in Homer's use in the third verse of the Odyssey.
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Translations
Anagrams
nous - Catalan
Adjective
nous
Noun
nous
Noun
nous
Verb
nous
- second-person singular present indicative form of noure
nous - French
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nous (first-person plural, singular je, object nous, emphatic nous, possessive determiner notre)
- the plural personal pronoun in the first person:
- (royal, obsolete) we (as the royal we)
Derived terms
- ce que c'est que de nous !
- entre nous
- nous autres
- nous de majesté
- nous-mêmes
Noun
nous m (plural nous)
nous - Middle French
Pronoun
nous
Descendants
- French: nous
nous - Old French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /nus/
Pronoun
nous
- Alternative form of nos
nous - Picard
Pronoun
nous