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Definitions for: Intelligent
[adj] having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
[adj] endowed with the capacity to reason
[adj] 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 reasonable explanation for his decision"
[adj] possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers"
Webster (1913) Definition: In*tel"li*gent, a. [L. intelligens, intellegens,
-entis, p. pr. of intelligere, intellegere, to perceive;
inter between + legere to gather, collect, choose: cf. F.
intelligent. See Legend.]
1. Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as,
man is an intelligent being.
2. Possessed of intelligence, education, or judgment;
knowing; sensible; skilled; marked by intelligence; as, an
intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; an
intelligent answer.
3. Gognizant; aware; communicate. [Obs.]
Intelligent of seasons. --Milton.
Which are to France the spies and speculations
Intelligent of our state. --Shak.
Syn: Sensible; understanding. See Sensible.
Synonyms: agile, alert, apt, born(p), brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, healthy, incisive, innate(p), keen, levelheaded, natural, nimble, prehensile, quick, rational, ready, reasonable, reasoning(a), scintillating, searching, sensible, sharp, smart, smart as a whip, sophisticated, sound, thinking(a), trenchant, well-informed
Antonyms: stupid, unintelligent
See Also: precocious
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