Nous - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|naʊs|
Brit.
|naʊs|
noun
- common sense
she has great social nous
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason (syn: brain, head, mind, psyche)Extra examples
...an Oxford don who was long on erudition but a little short on everyday nous...
They've got no more nous than a tomcat.
At least she had the nous to ring.
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