1 example sentence using nous.

Nous used in a sentence

Nous in a sentence as a noun

I would bet that Steve Jobs had the nous to make sure that the iphone comfortably fits in the front pocket of a pair of jeans.

Nous definitions

noun

common sense; "she has great social nous"

noun

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"

See also: mind head brain psyche