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Word intelligent
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt / NAmE / ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt /
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  • a highly intelligent child
  • to ask an intelligent question
  • he’s a highly intelligent man.
  • she asked a lot of intelligent questions.
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intelligent

(adjective)BrE / ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt / NAmE / ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt /
  1. good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability
    • opposite unintelligent
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unintelligent
    • a highly intelligent child
    • to ask an intelligent question
    • He’s a highly intelligent man.
    • She asked a lot of intelligent questions.
    • She’s smarter than her brother.
    • That was a smart career move.
    • How clever of you to work it out!
    • He’s too clever by half, if you ask me.
    • Clever boy/girl!
    • He’s a brilliant young scientist.
    • She’s probably the brightest student in the class.
  2. able to understand and learn things
    • a search for intelligent life on other planets
  3. able to store information and use it in new situations
    • intelligent software/systems

    Extra Examples

    • He should be able to solve the problem. He’s reasonably intelligent.
    • Why do otherwise intelligent people take this event so seriously?
    • a highly intelligent woman
    • He’s a highly intelligent man.
    • She asked a lot of intelligent questions.

    Word Origin

    • early 16th cent.: from Latin intelligent- ‘understanding’, from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.
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