English Explanatory Dictionary

intelligent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
  2. Well thought-out, well considered.
  3. Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
  4. Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.
  5. Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
noun
  1. A member of the intelligentsia; an intelligent person.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ en-us-intelligent.ogg /ˈɪɳʈəlɪd͡ʒəɳʈ/

Word forms

intelligent more intelligent intelligenter most intelligent intelligentest entelligent intelligents

Etymology

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

Synonyms

astute brainy bright brilliant clever educated genius gifted ingenious intellectual intelligent keen knowledgeable piquant quick quick on the uptake quick-witted rational sagacious savvy scholared sharp smart talented whip-smart wise self-aware

Antonyms

stupid dumb unintelligent

Related words

like a duck takes to water intelligence learned wily witty

Derived words

artificially intelligent general intelligent action hyperintelligent intelligent agent intelligent character recognition intelligent dance music intelligent design intelligent designer intelligent designism intelligent disobedience intelligent falling intelligent guess intelligent haunting intelligentization intelligentness intelligent system intelligent terminal intelligent transportation system nonintelligent superintelligent ultraintelligent
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