νοήμων

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νοήμων (noḗmōn).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /noˈi.mon/
  • Hyphenation: νο‧ή‧μων

Adjective

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νοήμων (noḯmonm (feminine νοήμων, neuter νοήμον) (learned)

  1. intelligent (having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind)
    νοήμων ζωήnoḯmon zoḯintelligent life
  2. intelligent (of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright)
    Near-synonyms: έξυπνος (éxypnos), ευφυής (effyís)
  3. (nominalized) intelligence (an entity that is intelligent)

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References

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  1. ^ νοήμων”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998