braininess

noun

Definition of braininessnext
as in intelligence

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  1. intelligence
  2. intellect
  3. smartness
  4. brilliance
  5. brightness
  6. wit
  7. judgment
  8. sensibility
Noun
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, repeated his warning Sunday that Iran or its proxies could launch an attack before the election to disrupt the vote, citing intelligence.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments discuss a case involving a person who sent letters containing a suspicious substance, with many commenters criticizing the individual's intelligence for including his return address.
    — Violet Jira, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of intelligence
Noun
  • Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The man had style down, unafraid to go full-tilt into camp fantasia while always staying grounded in fierce intellect.
    — Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of intellect
Noun
  • Balancing out work, making art that feels authentic, while still having a smartness about commercializing it and finding ways to commercialize it positively.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of smartness
Noun
  • But this offseason, the owners finally made moves, bringing in Bob Myers, the architect of Golden State’s brilliance, and Mike Gansey.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Shohei Ohtani’s two-way brilliance helped the Dodgers win two World Series titles and become a global draw, but his age and injuries are raising questions about the cost of pitching.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of brilliance
Noun
  • And, it was coupled with a nice brightness that made percussion crisp and synths cutting.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Wear one in beige or white to add a bit of brightness to your look, or black for some edge.
    — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • Maybe not laugh-out-loud humor, though that’s there, but other forms of humor like wit, deadpan, understatement, exaggeration, recognition, irony.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Naturally, Roan brought her signature candor and wit to the performance, joking around with fans in the audience.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of wit
Noun
  • The two are jointly responsible for the judgment, meaning the same losses cannot be collected twice.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The enterprises that lead in the agentic era will be those that design the clearest relationship between human judgment and machine execution—and earn the trust to scale it.
    — Jo Debecker, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of judgment
Noun
  • The island has long been home to skilled ceramicists, textile makers, glassblowers, and leatherworkers, but these practices are increasingly intersecting with a more contemporary design sensibility.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The overall quality of the Beats’ work was suspect, but the Beats had proven that a libertarian sensibility like McCarthy’s could unleash a powerful stream of language.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of sensibility
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“Braininess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braininess. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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