intelligent

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English

Alternative forms

• entelligent (obsolete)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/

Adjective

intelligent (comparative more intelligent or (rare, proscribed) intelligenter, superlative most intelligent or (rare, proscribed) intelligentest)

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. (computing) Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.

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

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Partly from Russian интеллиге́нт (intelligént) and partly from the adjective.

Noun

intelligent (plural intelligents)

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

Danish

Etymology

From French intelligent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enteliɡɛnt/, [entˢeliˈɡ̊ɛnˀd̥]

Adjective

intelligent

1. intelligent

Inflection

Synonyms

• begavet

Antonyms

• dum
• uintelligent

Derived terms

• intelligent liv
• uintelligent

Related terms

• intelligens

References

• “intelligent” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.tə.liˈɣɛnt/
• Hyphenation: in‧tel‧li‧gent

Adjective

intelligent (comparative intelligenter, superlative intelligentst)

1. intelligent, bright, smart

Declension

Related terms

• intellect
• intellectueel m & adjective
• intelligentia
• intelligentie

Descendants

• → Indonesian: inteligen

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intelligentem (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒɑ̃/ ~ /ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃/, /ɛ̃.tɛl.li.ʒɑ̃/

Adjective

intelligent (feminine intelligente, masculine plural intelligents, feminine plural intelligentes)

1. intelligent

Derived terms

• intelligemment
• téléphone intelligent

Related terms

References

Further reading

• “intelligent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɪntɛliˈɡɛnt/

Adjective

intelligent (strong nominative masculine singular intelligenter, comparative intelligenter, superlative am intelligentesten)

1. intelligent

   Synonym: klug

Declension

Related terms

• hochintelligent
• Intelligenz
• Intellekt
• intellektuell m

Further reading

• “intelligent” in Duden online
• “intelligent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

intelligent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of intelligō

Swedish

Adjective

intelligent (comparative intelligentare, superlative intelligentast)

1. intelligent, bright

   Antonym: ointelligent

Declension

Related terms

• intelligens

Adverb

intelligent (comparative intelligentare, superlative intelligentast)

1. intelligently

References

• intelligent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• intelligent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• intelligent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)