Definitions

nous

[noos, nous] / nus, naʊs /

NOUN

mother wit

Synonyms

WEAK

common sense faculties innate common sense intellectual gifts senses wits

Example Sentences

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Dear me, dear me, for a fellow with NOUS, you're jolly stupid!

From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile