intelligent (ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
)
Definitions
adjective
- having or indicating intelligence
- having high intelligence; clever
- indicating high intelligence; perceptive ⇒
an intelligent guess
- guided by reason; rational
- (of computerized functions) able to modify action in the light of ongoing events
- (postpositive) foll by of archaic having knowledge or information ⇒
they were intelligent of his whereabouts
Alternative Forms
inˈtelligently adverbSynonyms
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clever,
bright,
smart,
knowing,
quick,
sharp,
acute,
alert,
rational,
penetrating,
enlightened,
apt,
discerning,
knowledgeable,
astute,
well-informed,
brainy,
perspicacious,
quick-witted,
sagacious,
Translations
- British English:
intelligent
An intelligent person has the ability to think, understand, and learn things quickly and well....the most intelligent man I have ever met.ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt ADJECTIVE ...the most intelligent man I have ever met.
- Spanish:
inteligente
adj
- French:
intelligent
adj
- German:
intelligent
adj
- Chinese: 聪明的 adj
- Arabic: ذَكِيٌّ adj
- Portuguese: inteligente adj
- Russian: умный adj умная
- Croatian: inteligentan adj inteligentna
- Czech: inteligentní adj
- Danish: intelligent adj
- Dutch: intelligent adj
- Finnish: älykäs adj
- Greek: ευφυής adj
- Italian: intelligente adj
- Japanese: 利口な no_posp
- Korean: 지적인 adj
- Norwegian: intelligent adj
- Polish: inteligentny v inteligentna
- Brazilian Portuguese: inteligente adj
- European Spanish:
inteligente
adj
- Swedish: intelligent adj
- Thai: ฉลาด adj
- Turkish: zeki adj
- Vietnamese: thông minh adj
Usage examples
The sleep quickly cleared from the girl's eyes; she was alertly intelligent.
, Murder Song (1990)Other archaeological evidence indicated that they may have been as intelligent and socially sophisticated as early humans.
New Scientist (2003)"Even intelligent , literate people don't really have a critical apparatus for reading a comic book," says Groth.
Globe and Mail (2003)He was firing in the shots and making aggressive runs throughout and he makes intelligent use of the ball.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I have always upheld that the more intelligent a dog the more resistant it is to change.
, THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)