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intelligent
wise, shrewd, having the capacity for thought and reason: The professor is an intelligent man.
Not to be confused with:
intelligible – well articulated or enunciated and loud enough to be heard; can be understood: He was an intelligible speaker.
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in·tel·li·gent
(ĭn-tĕl′ə-jənt)adj.
1. Having intelligence: Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy?
2. Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute: an intelligent student.
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.
[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 (-jĕn′shəl) adj.
in·tel′li·gent·ly adv.
Synonyms: intelligent, bright, brilliant, smart, intellectual
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 company put its most intelligent engineers to work on rectifying the design flaw. Bright implies quickness or ease in learning: She was a bright student who was soon at the head of the class. 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).
Smart refers to quick intelligence and often a ready capability for taking care of one's own interests: You were smart to buy your house when prices were low. Intellectual implies the capacity to grasp difficult or abstract concepts: The former professor was the more intellectual candidate.
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 company put its most intelligent engineers to work on rectifying the design flaw. Bright implies quickness or ease in learning: She was a bright student who was soon at the head of the class. 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).
Smart refers to quick intelligence and often a ready capability for taking care of one's own interests: You were smart to buy your house when prices were low. Intellectual implies the capacity to grasp difficult or abstract concepts: The former professor was the more intellectual candidate.
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intelligent
(ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt)adj
1. having or indicating intelligence
2. having high intelligence; clever
3. indicating high intelligence; perceptive: an intelligent guess.
4. guided by reason; rational
5. (Computer Science) (of computerized functions) able to modify action in the light of ongoing events
6. archaic (foll by: of) having knowledge or information: they were intelligent of his whereabouts.
inˈtelligently adv
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in•tel•li•gent
(ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒənt)adj.
1. having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend.
2. displaying quickness of understanding, sound thought, or good judgment: an intelligent reply.
3. having the faculty of reasoning and understanding; possessing intelligence: intelligent beings on other planets.
4. (of an electronic device) containing built-in processing power; smart.
5. Archaic. having understanding or knowledge (usu. fol. by of).
[1500–10; < Latin intellegere=intel-, variant of inter- inter- + legere to choose]
in•tel`li•gen′tial (-ˈdʒɛn ʃəl) adj.
in•tel′li•gent•ly, adv.
syn: See sharp.
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Adj. | 1. | intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness precocious - characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement" unintelligent, stupid - lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" |
2. | intelligent - possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers" sophisticated - having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book" | |
3. | intelligent - 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" reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" | |
4. | intelligent - endowed with the capacity to reason rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought" |
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intelligent
adjective
1. clever, bright, smart, knowing, quick, sharp, acute, alert, rational, penetrating, enlightened, apt, discerning, knowledgeable, astute, well-informed, brainy (informal), perspicacious, quick-witted, sagacious She's a very intelligent woman who knows her own mind.
clever stupid, dull, foolish, ignorant, obtuse, unintelligent, dim-witted
clever stupid, dull, foolish, ignorant, obtuse, unintelligent, dim-witted
2. smart (informal), automatic, automated, robotic, self-regulating An intelligent computer will soon be indispensable for every doctor.
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intelligent
adjective1. Having or showing intelligence, often of a high order:
Informal: brainy.
2. Mentally quick and original:
Idiom: smart as a whip.
3. Consistent with reason and intellect:
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Translations
ذكيذَكيذَكِيٌّيَنِمُّ عن الذَّكاء
inteligentní
intelligentbegavet
älykäs
inteligentan
gáfulegur, skynsamlegurgreindur, gáfaîur
利口な
지적인
žiniosžvalgybažvalgybos pranešimai
apķērīgsgudrs
inteligentný
bisterinteligenten
intelligent
ฉลาด
thông minh
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intelligent
[ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt] adj [person] → intelligent(e)
[remark, conversation] → intelligent(e)
[machine] → intelligent(e); [life, life-form] → intelligent(e)
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intelligent
adj → intelligent; are there intelligent beings on Mars? → gibt es auf dem Mars vernunftbegabte or intelligente Lebewesen?
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intelligent
(inˈtelidʒənt) adjective (negative unintelligent).
1. clever and quick at understanding. an intelligent child; That dog is so intelligent.
2. showing these qualities. an intelligent question.
inˈtelligently adverbinˈtelligence noun
1. the quality of being intelligent. It requires a high degree of intelligence to do this job well.
2. news or information given.
3. a department of state or of the army etc which deals with secret information. He works in Intelligence.
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intelligent
→ ذَكِيٌّ inteligentní intelligent intelligent ευφυής inteligente älykäs intelligent inteligentan intelligente 利口な 지적인 intelligent intelligent inteligentny inteligente умный intelligent ฉลาด zeki thông minh 聪明的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
intelligent
a. inteligente, listo-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
intelligent
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