intelligent
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/
The English word “intelligent” has 6 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
- Well thought-out, well considered.
- Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
- Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.
- Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
noun
- A member of the intelligentsia; an intelligent person.
Etymology
From Middle French intelligent, from Latin intellegēns (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”).
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