Definition of NOESIS

noesis

Plural: noeses

Noun

  • The process of intellectual apprehension or thought.
  • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  • Cognition, the functioning of intellect.
  • The exercise of reason.
  • The consciousness component of noetics, which concerns the duality of noesis and noema.

Examples

  • A moment of NOESIS led her to realize the perfect spot for her remaining tiles.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νόησις (nóēsis, “concept”, “idea”, “intelligence”, “understanding”), from νοεῖν (noeîn, “to intend”, “to perceive”, “to see”, “to understand”) (from νοῦς (noûs, “mind”, “thought”), from νόος (nóos)) + -σις (-sis), suffix forming nouns of action.

Synonyms

cognition, knowledge

Scrabble Score: 6

noesis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
noesis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
noesis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

noesis: valid Words With Friends Word