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in·tel·li·gent    Audio Help   [in-tel-i-juhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
2.displaying or characterized by quickness of understanding, sound thought, or good judgment: an intelligent reply.
3.having the faculty of reasoning and understanding; possessing intelligence: intelligent beings in outer space.
4.Computers. pertaining to the ability to do data processing locally; smart: An intelligent terminal can edit input before transmission to a host computer. Compare dumb (def. 8).
5.Archaic. having understanding or knowledge (usually fol. by of).

[Origin: 1500–10; < L intelligent- (s. of intelligéns, prp. of intelligere, var. of intellegere to understand, lit., choose between), equiv. to intel- (var. of inter- inter-) + -lig- (comb. form of leg-, s. of legere to pick up, choose; cf. lection) + -ent- -ent]

in·tel·li·gent·ly, adverb

1. bright. Intelligent, intellectual describe distinctive mental capacity. Intelligent often suggests a natural quickness of understanding: an intelligent reader. Intellectual implies not only having a high degree of understanding, but also a capacity and taste for the higher forms of knowledge: intellectual interests. 2. astute, clever, alert, bright, apt, discerning, shrewd, smart. See sharp.
1, 2. stupid.
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in·tel·li·gent    Audio Help   (ĭn-těl'ə-jənt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Having intelligence.
  2. Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute.
  3. Showing sound judgment and rationality: an intelligent decision; an intelligent solution to the problem.
  4. Appealing to the intellect; intellectual: a film with witty and intelligent dialogue.
  5. Computer Science Having certain data storage and processing capabilities: an intelligent terminal; intelligent peripherals.


[Latin intelligēns, intelligent-, present participle of intellegere, intelligere, to perceive : inter-, inter- + legere, to choose; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

in·tel'li·gen'tial (-jěn'shəl) adj., in·tel'li·gent·ly adv.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean having or showing mental keenness. Intelligent usually implies the ability to cope with new problems and to use the power of reasoning and inference effectively: The intelligent math students excelled in calculus.
Bright implies quickness or ease in learning: The bright child learned the alphabet quickly.
Brilliant suggests unusually impressive mental acuteness: "The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end" (Max Beerbohm).
Knowing implies the possession of knowledge, information, or understanding: Knowing collectors bought all the auctioned paintings.
Quick-witted suggests mental alertness and prompt response: The quick-witted emergency medical staff averted a tragedy.
Smart refers to quick intelligence and often a ready capability for taking care of one's own interests: Smart lawyers can effectively manipulate juries.
Intellectual implies the capacity to grasp difficult or abstract concepts: The former professor was the more intellectual candidate.

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intelligent

adjective
1. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" [ant: stupid
2. possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers" 
3. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" [syn: healthy
4. endowed with the capacity to reason 

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intelligent1 [inˈtelidʒənt] adjective
(negative unintelligent) clever and quick at understanding
Example: an intelligent child; That dog is so intelligent.
Arabic: ذَكي
Chinese (Simplified): 理解力强的
Chinese (Traditional): 理解力強的
Czech: inteligentní
Danish: intelligent; begavet
Dutch: intelligent
Estonian: arukas, nutikas
Finnish: älykäs
French: intelligent
German: intelligent
Greek: ευφυής, έξυπνος
Hungarian: értelmes
Icelandic: greindur, gáfaður
Indonesian: cerdas
Italian: intelligente
Japanese: 聡明な
Korean: 총명한
Latvian: gudrs; apķērīgs
Lithuanian: protingas
Norwegian: intelligent, forstandig
Polish: inteligentny
Portuguese (Brazil): inteligente
Portuguese (Portugal): inteligente
Romanian: inteligent, deştept
Russian: смышлёный
Slovak: inteligentný
Slovenian: bister
Spanish: inteligente
Swedish: intelligent
Turkish: zeki, akıllı
intelligent2 [inˈtelidʒənt] adjective
showing these qualities
Example: an intelligent question
Arabic: يَنِمُّ عن الذَّكاء
Chinese (Simplified): 聪敏的
Chinese (Traditional): 聰敏的
Czech: inteligentní
Danish: intelligent; begavet
Dutch: intelligent
Estonian: arukas, nutikas
Finnish: älykäs
French: intelligent
German: intelligent
Greek: έξυπνος
Hungarian: intelligens
Icelandic: gáfulegur, skynsamlegur
Indonesian: cerdas
Italian: intelligente
Japanese: 気のきいた
Korean: 재치 있는
Latvian: gudrs; apķērīgs
Lithuanian: protingas
Norwegian: intelligent, vettug
Polish: mądry
Portuguese (Brazil): inteligente
Portuguese (Portugal): inteligente
Romanian: inteligent
Russian: (раз)умный
Slovak: inteligentný
Slovenian: pameten
Spanish: inteligente
Swedish: intelligent
Turkish: akıllıca, zekice
See also: intelligence

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Intelligent

In"tel*lect\, n. [L. intellectus, fr. intelligere, intellectum, to understand: cf. intellect. See Intelligent.] (Metaph.) The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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