thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
(noun) the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; “thinking always made him frown”; “she paused for thought”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intellection (countable and uncountable, plural intellections)
(uncountable) The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding.
(countable) A particular act of grasping by means of the intellect.
(countable) The mental content of an act of grasping by means of the intellect, as a thought, idea, or conception.
Source: Wiktionary
In`tel*lec"tion, n. Etym: [L. intellectio synecdoche: cf. F. intellection.]
Definition: A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself. Hickok.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 June 2025
(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; “an estimable young professor”; “trains ran with admirable precision”; “his taste was impeccable, his health admirable”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
