intelligent

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Etymology 1

From Middle French intelligent, from Latin intelligens, present active participle of intellegō ("understand, comprehend"), itself from inter ("between") + legō ("choose, pick out, read").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/

Adjective

intelligent

1. Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
2. Well thought-out, well considered.

   The engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.

   The general devised an intelligent strategy for the southern campaign.

3. Characterized by thoughtful interaction.

   My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.

4. Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.

   The hunt for extraterrestrial intelligent life continues.

5. Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.

   an intelligent network or keyboard

Synonyms

• (of high or quick cognitive capacity) See Thesaurus:intelligent
• (similar level of brain power to mankind) See Thesaurus:self-aware

Antonyms

• stupid
• dumb
• unintelligent

Translations

• French: intelligent
• German: klug; intelligent
• Italian: intelligente
• Portuguese: inteligente
• Russian: у́мный
• Spanish: inteligente

Translations

• French: intelligent
• German: klug; intelligent
• Italian: intelligente
• Portuguese: inteligente
• Russian: у́мный
• Spanish: inteligente

Translations

• French: intelligent
• German: intelligent
• Italian: intelligente
• Portuguese: inteligente
• Spanish: inteligente

Translations

• French: intelligent
• German: intelligent
• Italian: intelligente
• Spanish: inteligente

Etymology 2

Partly from Russian интеллиге́нт and partly from the adjective.

Noun

intelligent (plural intelligents)

1. A member of the intelligentsia; an intelligent person.

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