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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tel•li•gent /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt/USA pronunciation adj. - having strong intelligence:an intelligent student.
- displaying quickness of intelligence:His intelligent replies impressed the questioners.
- Computing(of an electronic device) containing built-in processing power:an intelligent terminal, not a dumb one.
in•tel•li•gent•ly, adv. See -leg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tel•li•gent (in tel′i jənt),USA pronunciation adj. - having good understanding or a high mental capacity;
quick to comprehend, as persons or animals:an intelligent student. - displaying or characterized by quickness of understanding, sound thought, or good judgment:an intelligent reply.
- having the faculty of reasoning and understanding;
possessing intelligence:intelligent beings in outer space. - Computingpertaining to the ability to do data processing locally;
smart:An intelligent terminal can edit input before transmission to a host computer.Cf. dumb (def. 8). - [Archaic.]having understanding or knowledge (usually fol. by of ).
- Latin intelligent- (stem of intelligēns, present participle of intelligere, variant of intellegere to understand, literally, choose between), equivalent. to intel- (variant of inter- inter-) + -lig- (combining form of leg-, stem of legere to pick up, choose; compare lection) + -ent- -ent
- 1500–10
in•tel′li•gent•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bright. Intelligent, intellectual describe distinctive mental capacity. Intelligent often suggests a natural quickness of understanding:an intelligent reader.Intellectual implies not only having a high degree of understanding, but also a capacity and taste for the higher forms of knowledge:intellectual interests.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged astute, clever, alert, bright, apt, discerning, shrewd, smart. See sharp.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stupid.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt/ adj - having or indicating intelligence
- indicating high intelligence; perceptive: an intelligent guess
- (of computerized functions) able to modify action in the light of ongoing events
- (postpositive) followed by of: archaic having knowledge or information
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