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intelligent
intelligentwise, 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.in·tel·li·gent I0178400 (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.intelligent (ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt) adj1. having or indicating intelligence2. having high intelligence; clever3. indicating high intelligence; perceptive: an intelligent guess. 4. guided by reason; rational5. (Computer Science) (of computerized functions) able to modify action in the light of ongoing events6. archaic (foll by: of) having knowledge or information: they were intelligent of his whereabouts. inˈtelligently advin•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. intellect, intelligent - Intellect and intelligent come from Latin intelligere, "perceive" or "understand."See also related terms for intellect.Thesaurus| 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 resourcefulnessprecocious - 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"well-informedsophisticated - 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"levelheaded, level-headed, sound, healthyreasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" | | 4. | intelligent - endowed with the capacity to reasonreasoning, thinkingrational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought" |
intelligentadjective1. 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-witted2. smart (informal), automatic, automated, robotic, self-regulating An intelligent computer will soon be indispensable for every doctor.3. rational, cognitive, capable of thought the search for intelligent life elsewhere in the universeintelligentadjective1. Having or showing intelligence, often of a high order:brilliant, intellectual, knowing, knowledgeable.Informal: brainy.2. Mentally quick and original:alert, bright, clever, keen, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart.Idiom: smart as a whip.3. Consistent with reason and intellect:consequent, logical, rational, reasonable.Translationsintelligent (inˈtelidʒənt) adjective (negative unintelligent). 1. clever and quick at understanding. an intelligent child; That dog is so intelligent. 悟性高的 理解力强的2. showing these qualities. an intelligent question. 聰明的 聪敏的inˈtelligently adverb 聰明地 理智地inˈtelligence noun1. the quality of being intelligent. It requires a high degree of intelligence to do this job well. 智力 智力2. news or information given. 情報 情报3. a department of state or of the army etc which deals with secret information. He works in Intelligence. 情報單位 情报机构intelligent
intelligent (of computerized functions) able to modify action in the light of ongoing events MedicalSeeintelligenceintelligent
Synonyms for intelligentadj cleverSynonyms- clever
- bright
- smart
- knowing
- quick
- sharp
- acute
- alert
- rational
- penetrating
- enlightened
- apt
- discerning
- knowledgeable
- astute
- well-informed
- brainy
- perspicacious
- quick-witted
- sagacious
Antonyms- stupid
- dull
- foolish
- ignorant
- obtuse
- unintelligent
- dim-witted
adj smartSynonyms- smart
- automatic
- automated
- robotic
- self-regulating
adj rationalSynonyms- rational
- cognitive
- capable of thought
Synonyms for intelligentadj having or showing intelligence, often of a high orderSynonyms- brilliant
- intellectual
- knowing
- knowledgeable
- brainy
adj mentally quick and originalSynonyms- alert
- bright
- clever
- keen
- quick
- quick-witted
- sharp
- sharp-witted
- smart
adj consistent with reason and intellectSynonyms- consequent
- logical
- rational
- reasonable
Synonyms for intelligentadj having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degreeRelated WordsAntonymsadj possessing sound knowledgeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj exercising or showing good judgmentSynonyms- levelheaded
- level-headed
- sound
- healthy
Related Wordsadj endowed with the capacity to reasonSynonymsRelated Words |