anoesis
The reception of impressions or sensations without any intellectual understandingThe reception of impressions or sensations (by the brain) without any intellectual understanding.
/ænəʊˈiːsɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The reception of impressions or sensations (by the brain) without any intellectual understanding.
Origin
From a- (“lacking”) + noesis (“cognition”).From a- (“lacking”) + noesis (“cognition”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatednoesis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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