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in⋅tel⋅li⋅gent
[in-tel-i-juh
nt] 
–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). |
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Language Translation for : intelligent
| Spanish: | inteligente, | German: | intelligent, | Japanese: | 聡明な |
| in·tel·li·gent
(ĭn-těl'ə-jənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[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. |
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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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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.
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