intelligent

== 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/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈɪɳʈəlɪd͡ʒəɳʈ/ ==== Adjective ==== intelligent (comparative more intelligent or (rare, proscribed) intelligenter, superlative most intelligent or (rare, proscribed) intelligentest) 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. (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) A member of the intelligentsia; an intelligent person. == Danish == === Etymology === From French intelligent, from Latin intellegēns === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enteliɡɛnt/, [entˢeliˈɡ̊ɛnˀd̥] === Adjective === intelligent (plural and definite singular attributive intelligente) 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) 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) 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) 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 third-person plural future active indicative of intelligō == Swedish == === Adjective === intelligent (comparative intelligentare, superlative intelligentast) intelligent, bright Antonym: ointelligent ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== intelligens === Adverb === intelligent (comparative intelligentare, superlative intelligentast) intelligently === References === intelligent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) intelligent in Svensk ordbok (SO) intelligent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)