how to pronounce nous

/naʊs/

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nous is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of nous

noun:

The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional.
In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
Common sense; practical intelligence.

nous frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word nous occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics nous can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that nous can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) people, society, and culture;