Attention and Intellect

Attention

Attention noun - A focusing of the mind on something.

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Intellect and attention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intellect" instead a noun "Attention".

Nearby Words: attentive, attentively

Intellect noun - A very smart person.

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Attention and intellect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attention" instead a noun "Intellect".

keen	keen attention	keen intellect
human	human attention	human intellect
high	high attention	high intellect
physical	physical attention	physical intellect
Other adjectives: similar, short, considerable, real, massive, increased, great, serious, little, incredible, greater.

History's Strongest Shinobi: While very competent and of decent intellect, Naruto is hyperactive, has a short attention span, misses obvious social cues at times unless it involves fighting or him getting miamed and/or killed and has an interest in fighting.

Source: Ambiguous Disorder
The implication is that Scarlett starts out as a base marginally-pretty teenager who is only a belle because the County is pretty small and she turns her intellect solely to high-school level social manipulation and outrageous flirting which gets her attention.

Source: Film / Gone with the Wind
May be related to Awesomeness by Analysis, but in this case the sleuth does not necessarily have to be of genius-level intellect; he/she just needs to be able to pay keen attention to detail and to be able to sift critical information away from irrelevant or unimportant information.

Source: Eagle-Eye Detection

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