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intelligent

in·tel·li·gent

UK/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ US/ˌɪˈntɛlʌdʒʌnt/ common

adjective

1.

having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

  • “is there intelligent life in the universe?”
  • “an intelligent question”
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2.

possessing sound knowledge

  • “well-informed readers”
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3.

exercising or showing good judgment

  • “healthy scepticism”
  • “a healthy fear of rattlesnakes”
  • “the healthy attitude of French laws”
  • “healthy relations between labor and management”
  • “an intelligent solution”
  • “a sound approach to the problem”
  • “sound advice”
  • “no sound explanation for his decision”
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4.

endowed with the capacity to reason

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • artificially intelligent
  • general intelligent action
  • intelligent agent
  • intelligent character recognition
  • intelligent dance music
  • intelligent design
  • intelligent designer
  • intelligent designism

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