Wondering how to use Nous in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as knowledge or cognition.
Nous meaning
- The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional.
- The divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.
- Common sense; practical intelligence.
Synonyms of Nous
Using Nous
- The main meaning on this page is: The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional. | The divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation. | Common sense; practical intelligence.
- Useful related words include: common sense, knowledge, cognition, psyche.
- In the example corpus, nous often appears in combinations such as: nous to, chez nous, the nous.
Context around Nous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nous
- In this selection, "nous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chez, political, business, guest, toutes and must stand out and add context to how "nous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and business nous could breed and and diplomatic nous to overcome. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nous" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was clever, ruthless and had more geostrategic nous than anybody had anticipated. (13 words)
The Keeley's seized the opportunity to combine their hospitality nous and love of Canberra architecture. (16 words)
What Tokura lacks in youth he certainly makes up for in terms of nous and prowess. (16 words)
Fittingly, first-innings centurion Ajinkya Rahane, who has taken the armband in Kohli's absence, was at the crease unbeaten on 27 when the triumph was sealed - he received the man-of-the-match award for his accomplished batting and tactical nous. (42 words)
Since his entry into France's Elysée Palace in 2017, Macron has billed himself as the ultimate statesman - a quick-witted, slick-talking diplomat with a fierce political nous and a dab hand at economics thanks to a background in banking. (41 words)
With plenty of nous in bowling and a reasonably strong batting line-up, they can again afford to hope heading into the sport’s showpiece, which has been a witness to innumerable days of vivid entertainment from the Black Caps. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Lake Macquarie City mayor Kay Fraser said A Growing Understanding was a prime example of how passion, dedication, expertise and business nous could breed success.
Marie-Pierre is from Gimont, so she came as a close neighbor last Sunday to the Salon du Printemps organized by Chez-nous en Savès.
Now, Chef Bayma’s culinary flair and unique flavour combinations are finding new audiences, as the acclaimed professional brings her nous to four hotly anticipated openings and menu launches in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Oman, and the USA.
Scotland’s culinary nous (or lack of) is mercilessly pilloried in a punchline no one (except perhaps the Scots in the audience) see coming.
There were four sudden deaths recorded at Chez Nous Guest House in Hillhead and one sudden death reported at the Hillhead Hotel.
Since his entry into France's Elysée Palace in 2017, Macron has billed himself as the ultimate statesman - a quick-witted, slick-talking diplomat with a fierce political nous and a dab hand at economics thanks to a background in banking.
The Keeley's seized the opportunity to combine their hospitality nous and love of Canberra architecture.
Caroline de Haas is a leading feminist activist and founder of the women's rights group Nous Toutes.
Fittingly, first-innings centurion Ajinkya Rahane, who has taken the armband in Kohli's absence, was at the crease unbeaten on 27 when the triumph was sealed - he received the man-of-the-match award for his accomplished batting and tactical nous.
It will take all his charm-and-disarm style and diplomatic nous to overcome the challenge he now faces as Australia’s new minister for trade and investment.
Jay Dermer was a lawyer-turned-mayor of Miami Beach, and some of that political nous must have rubbed off on Ron.
The models, who were all part of Gucci’s design team, appeared on popup screens in clothes that were classic Michele: floral, maximalist and heavy with pop-culture nous.
Daniel Menzel, meanwhile, booted two goals to providee a timely reminder of his attacking nous in a side that is desperately lacking some.
He was clever, ruthless and had more geostrategic nous than anybody had anticipated.
What Tokura lacks in youth he certainly makes up for in terms of nous and prowess.
With plenty of nous in bowling and a reasonably strong batting line-up, they can again afford to hope heading into the sport’s showpiece, which has been a witness to innumerable days of vivid entertainment from the Black Caps.
The station Avron has taken the name “Nous Avron Gagné”, a play on the French to mean “We have won”.
A Fully Bilingual Book Entitled "Our Plums/ Les Pruniers de Chez Nous", A Description of Over 60 Plum Cultivars Evaluated in Quebec along with Over 150 Coloured Images.
An almost identical (though unrelated) shift has happened in French, whereby the impersonal on replaces first-person plural nous.
Another Chinese work is a complete translation of the "Sermon of the Light Nous", presented as a discussion between Mani and his disciple Adda.
Common combinations with nous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- nous to 4×
- chez nous 3×
- the nous 3×
- nous and 3×
- mind nous 3×
- nous or 2×
- political nous 2×
- nous in 2×
- of nous 2×
- intellect nous 2×