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Definition of intelligent in English: intelligentadjective ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)ntɪnˈtɛlədʒənt 1Having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level. Anna is intelligent and hard-working Example sentencesExamples - He is highly intelligent, but at this point he functions at the level of a young child.
- My Grandad, a highly intelligent man, never got the education his grandchildren took for granted.
- I have chatted with him and he seems to be educated, humorous and intelligent.
- In this case, however, the event was in fact the result of an intelligent designer.
- There have been some intelligent arguments made against the war.
- We're still too travel tired to offer anything like an intelligent answer.
- There appear to be intelligent arguments both for and against this plan.
- Any reasonably intelligent person could have concocted that plan.
- They are worldly, intelligent, well-read and hopeful about having a decent future.
- As educated, intelligent consumers, we have to realize there is no real danger to humans.
- But the rest of the piece actually asks some pertinent and intelligent questions.
- I thought the legal profession was made up of fairly intelligent and educated people.
- Backs can make intelligent guesses at what needs to be done; forwards just know it.
- She presented as an intelligent, educated and articulate woman with a good command of English.
- Maybe he is a bit of a geek, but he seems to be intelligent, hard-working, and honest.
- An intelligent person would not have needed to ask that question!
- He might not have graduated from high school, but he's obviously highly intelligent and a fast learner.
- Tina appears shy at first, but underneath that is a very hardworking, intelligent girl.
- I have a son that is 27 years old and he is very intelligent when it comes to the computer.
- He said that the media knew about the uniform floor rates and the increase in taxes was an intelligent guess.
Synonyms clever, bright, brilliant, sharp, quick, quick-witted, quick on the uptake, smart, canny, astute, intuitive, thinking, acute, alert, keen, insightful, perceptive, perspicacious, penetrating, discerning ingenious, inventive knowledgeable apt, able, gifted, talented informal brainy, genius (be intelligent) informalhave a good head on one's shoulders, there are no flies on … British informal know how many beans make five North American informal whip-smart rational, capable of thought, higher-order - 1.1 (of a device or building) able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations and past experience.
Example sentencesExamples - What are the ramifications of intelligent machines and how human beings react to them?
- We don't have intelligent machines as I believe you are thinking of them.
- What is expected to happen, is that contractors will install the intelligent lamp posts in areas.
- We will press buttons by microphone and intelligent machines are coming which can work for us.
- It seems the interest in an intelligent house is rapidly growing.
- The software makes intelligent guesses about the words you are trying to tap into the keyboard.
- Generations have deliberately tried to design intelligent computers and we're still failing.
- So if you're the intelligent user of these super intelligent gadgets, you can rest easy.
- The show, and it is a show, features intelligent lighting and a state of the art sound system.
- Yet when it comes to our homes the future has already happened and intelligent houses have become a reality.
- All this is backed up by an intelligent item system that makes it much easier to just pick up and play the game.
Synonyms robotic, automatic, self-regulating, capable of learning informal smart - 1.2 (of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability.
Often contrasted with dumb Example sentencesExamples - So the approach adopts object-based storage, or intelligent disk drives.
Origin Early 16th century: from Latin intelligent- 'understanding', from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere 'understand', from inter 'between' + legere 'choose'. Definition of intelligent in US English: intelligentadjectiveinˈteləjəntɪnˈtɛlədʒənt 1Having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level. Annabelle is intelligent and hardworking Example sentencesExamples - Backs can make intelligent guesses at what needs to be done; forwards just know it.
- He said that the media knew about the uniform floor rates and the increase in taxes was an intelligent guess.
- An intelligent person would not have needed to ask that question!
- Tina appears shy at first, but underneath that is a very hardworking, intelligent girl.
- My Grandad, a highly intelligent man, never got the education his grandchildren took for granted.
- We're still too travel tired to offer anything like an intelligent answer.
- They are worldly, intelligent, well-read and hopeful about having a decent future.
- Maybe he is a bit of a geek, but he seems to be intelligent, hard-working, and honest.
- He might not have graduated from high school, but he's obviously highly intelligent and a fast learner.
- I have chatted with him and he seems to be educated, humorous and intelligent.
- He is highly intelligent, but at this point he functions at the level of a young child.
- I have a son that is 27 years old and he is very intelligent when it comes to the computer.
- I thought the legal profession was made up of fairly intelligent and educated people.
- Any reasonably intelligent person could have concocted that plan.
- In this case, however, the event was in fact the result of an intelligent designer.
- As educated, intelligent consumers, we have to realize there is no real danger to humans.
- There appear to be intelligent arguments both for and against this plan.
- There have been some intelligent arguments made against the war.
- But the rest of the piece actually asks some pertinent and intelligent questions.
- She presented as an intelligent, educated and articulate woman with a good command of English.
Synonyms clever, bright, brilliant, sharp, quick, quick-witted, quick on the uptake, smart, canny, astute, intuitive, thinking, acute, alert, keen, insightful, perceptive, perspicacious, penetrating, discerning rational, capable of thought, higher-order - 1.1 (of a device, machine, or building) able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations, varying requirements, and past experience.
Example sentencesExamples - We don't have intelligent machines as I believe you are thinking of them.
- Yet when it comes to our homes the future has already happened and intelligent houses have become a reality.
- We will press buttons by microphone and intelligent machines are coming which can work for us.
- So if you're the intelligent user of these super intelligent gadgets, you can rest easy.
- All this is backed up by an intelligent item system that makes it much easier to just pick up and play the game.
- The show, and it is a show, features intelligent lighting and a state of the art sound system.
- What are the ramifications of intelligent machines and how human beings react to them?
- Generations have deliberately tried to design intelligent computers and we're still failing.
- The software makes intelligent guesses about the words you are trying to tap into the keyboard.
- What is expected to happen, is that contractors will install the intelligent lamp posts in areas.
- It seems the interest in an intelligent house is rapidly growing.
Synonyms robotic, automatic, self-regulating, capable of learning - 1.2 (of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability.
Often contrasted with dumb Example sentencesExamples - So the approach adopts object-based storage, or intelligent disk drives.
Origin Early 16th century: from Latin intelligent- ‘understanding’, from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’. |