Intelligent

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: in=tel=li=gent

CIDE DICTIONARY

Intelligent, a. [L. intelligens, intellegens, -entis, p. pr. of intelligere, intellegere, to perceive; inter between + legere to gather, collect, choose: cf. F. intelligent. See Legend.].

•  Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being.  [1913 Webster]
•  Possessed of a high level of intelligence, education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; exhibiting high intelligence; as, an intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer.  [1913 Webster]
•  Cognizant; aware; communicative.  [1913 Webster]

  "Intelligent of seasons."  [1913 Webster]

  "Which are to France the spies and speculations
  Intelligent of our state."

Syn. -- Sensible; understanding. See Sensible.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Intelligent, adj.
1 having or showing intelligence, esp. of a high level.
2 quick of mind; clever.
3 a (of a device or machine) able to vary its behaviour in response to varying situations and requirements and past experience. b (esp. of a computer terminal) having its own data-processing capability; incorporating a microprocessor (opp. DUMB).

Derivative

intelligently adv.

Etymology

L intelligere intellect- understand (as INTER-, legere gather, pick out, read)

THESAURUS

Intelligent

acute, adroit, alert, all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, apt, astute, au fait, aware, brainy, bright, brilliant, canny, cerebral, clever, cognizant, comprehending, conceptive, conceptual, conscious, consequent, cunning, discerning, discursive, docile, educable, endopsychic, enlightened, erudite, facile, formable, gifted, ideational, impressionable, ingenious, insightful, instructable, intellectual, internal, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, logical, malleable, mental, mindful, moldable, motivated, noetic, noological, not so dumb, omniscient, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, phrenic, plastic, pliable, prehensile, psychic, psychologic, quick, quick-witted, rational, ready, reasonable, reasoning, receptive, ripe for instruction, sagacious, sage, sane, savvy, schoolable, sensible, sharp, shrewd, smart, sophic, sound, spiritual, strong-minded, subjective, susceptible, teachable, thinking, thirsty for knowledge, trainable, understanding, willing, wise

ROGET THESAURUS

Intelligent

Wisdom

N intelligence, wisdom, intelligence, capacity, comprehension, understanding, cuteness, sabe, savvy, intellect, nous, parts, sagacity, mother wit, wit, esprit, gumption, quick parts, grasp of intellect, acuteness, acumen, subtlety, penetration, perspicacy, perspicacity, discernment, due sense of, good judgment, discrimination, cunning, refinement, head, brains, headpiece, upper story, long head, eagle eye, eagle- glance, eye of a lynx, eye of a hawk, wisdom, sapience, sense, good sense, common sense, horse sense, plain sense, rationality, reason, reasonableness, judgment, solidity, depth, profundity, caliber, enlarged views, reach of thought, compass of thought, enlargement of mind, genius, inspiration, geist, fire of genius, heaven-born genius, soul, talent, prudence, vigilance, tact, foresight, sobriety, self-possession, aplomb, ballast, a bright thought, not a bad idea, Solomon-like wisdom, intelligent, quick of apprehension, keen, acute, alive, brainy, awake, bright, quick, sharp, quick witted, keen witted, clear witted, sharp-eyed, sharp sighted, sharp witted, wide- awake, canny, shrewd, astute, clear-headed, farsighted, discerning, perspicacious, penetrating, piercing, argute, quick-witted, nimble-witted, needle-witted, sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack, alive to, clever, arch, pas si bete, acute, wise, sage, sapient, sagacious, reasonable, rational, sound, in one's right mind, sensible, abnormis sapiens, judicious, strong- minded, unprejudiced, unbiased, unbigoted, unprepossessed, undazzled, unperplexed, unwarped judgment, impartial, equitable, fair, cool, cool-headed, long-headed, hardheaded, strong-headed, long- sighted, calculating, thoughtful, reflecting, solid, deep, profound, oracular, heaven-directed, heaven-born, prudent, sober, stand, solid, considerate, politic, wise in one's generation, watchful, provident, in advance of one' age, wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon, wise, sensible, reasonable, judicious, well- thought-out, well-planned, well-judged, well-advised, prudent, politic, expedient, aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportet, but with the morning cool reflection came, flosculi sententiarum, les affaires font les hommes, mas vale saber que haber, mas vale ser necio que profiadol nemo solus sapit, nosce te, gnothi seauton, nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit, sapere aude, victrix fortunae sapientia.