'Intelligent' definitions:
Definition of 'intelligent'
From: WordNet
adjective
Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" [ant: stupid, unintelligent]
adjective
Possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers" [syn: intelligent, well-informed]
adjective
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 sound explanation for his decision" [syn: healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound]
adjective
Endowed with the capacity to reason [syn: intelligent, reasoning(a), thinking(a)]
Definition of 'Intelligent'
From: GCIDE
- Intelligent \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.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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]
- 3. Cognizant; aware; communicative. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Intelligent of seasons. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Which are to France the spies and speculations Intelligent of our state. --Shak.
- Syn: Sensible; understanding. See Sensible. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'intelligent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Intelligent'
- Intelligence,
- Intelligency,
- Intelligently,
- Intelligibility,
- Intelligible,
- Intelligibleness,
- Intelligibly,
- Intelligence office,
- adult intelligence,
- army intelligence,
- artificial intelligence,
- borderline intelligence,
- combat intelligence,
- communications intelligence,
- current intelligence,
- electronics intelligence,
- intelligence activity,
- intelligence agency,
- intelligence agent,
- intelligence analyst,
- intelligence cell,
- intelligence community,
- intelligence information,
- intelligence officer,
- intelligence operation,
- intelligence quotient,
- intelligence service,
- intelligence test,
- intelligence work,
- military intelligence,
- nonverbal intelligence,
- security intelligence,
- signals intelligence,
- speech intelligibility,
- strategic intelligence,
- tactical intelligence,
- telemetry intelligence,
- terrain intelligence,
- verbal intelligence,
- bureau of intelligence and research,
- central intelligence agency,
- central intelligence machinery,
- defense intelligence agency,
- department of energy intelligence,
- director of central intelligence,
- foreign intelligence service,
- international intelligence agency,
- iraqi intelligence service,
- military intelligence agency,
- national intelligence community,
- office of intelligence support,
- office of naval intelligence,
- secret intelligence service,
- canadian security intelligence service,
- criminal intelligence services of canada,
- foreign intelligence surveillance act,
- foreign intelligence surveillance court,
- inter-services intelligence,
- marine corps intelligence activity,
- military intelligence section 5,
- military intelligence section 6,
- security intelligence review committee,
- united states intelligence agency,
- united states intelligence community,
- air force intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance,
- directorate for inter-services intelligence,
- national geospatial-intelligence agency