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| 1. | [ adjective ] having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree | |
| Examples: | "is there intelligent life in the universe?" "an intelligent question" |
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| Related terms: | unintelligent brainy bright alert incisive quick apt prehensile searching scintillating agile born smart precocious intelligence | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] possessing sound knowledge | |
| Synonyms: | well-informed | |
| Examples: | "well-informed readers" |
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| Related terms: | sophisticated | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] possessing sound knowledge | |
| Synonyms: | well-informed | |
| Examples: | "well-informed readers" |
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| Related terms: | sophisticated | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] exercising or showing good judgment | |
| Synonyms: | sound levelheaded healthy | |
| Examples: | "healthy scepticism" "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes" "the healthy attitude of French laws" "an intelligent solution" "a sound approach to the problem" "sound advice" "no reasonable explanation for his decision" |
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| Related terms: | reasonable | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] endowed with the capacity to reason | |
| Synonyms: | thinking reasoning | |
| Related terms: | rational | |
| Similar spelling: |
intelligently intelligentsia intelligence intelligible intelligibly intellection intellect inutility initialize initialise indwelling intellectual innately initially |
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