List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 241

SYNONYMS: mind, intellect, intelligence, brain, wit, reason.
These nouns denote the faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge.

Mind, opposed to heart, soul, or spirit, refers broadly to the capacities for thought, perception, memory, and decision: No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers as fear.
Intellect stresses the capacity for knowing, thinking, and understanding as contrasted with feeling and willing: Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.
Intelligence implies the capacity for solving problems, learning from experience, and reasoning abstractly: There will be a demanding struggle against the limitations of our intelligence.
Brain suggests strength of intellect: Anyone with a brain knows that overwork leads to decreased efficiency. Most successful people are endowed with brains, talent, and perseverance.
Wit stresses quickness of intelligence or facility of comprehension: There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. He lacks formal education but is adept at living by his wits.
Reason, the capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought, embraces comprehending, evaluating, and drawing conclusions: It was the reason that I decided.