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- Dictionaryintelligent/ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level: "Anna is intelligent and hard-working" Similar Opposite
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showing intelligence, or able to learn and understand things easily: He is a highly intelligent person who can think outside the box. She would like a partner with whom she can have an intelligent conversation. Helen had a few intelligent things to say on the subject. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
The meaning of INTELLIGENT is having or indicating a high or satisfactory degree of intelligence and mental capacity. How to use intelligent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Intelligent.
Intelligent definition: having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals. See examples of INTELLIGENT used in a sentence.
Intelligent means smart, or having the ability to process and understand information (including dictionary definitions). Intelligent comes from a Latin word meaning "to understand, to gather," and intelligent creatures gather and make sense of information easily.
able to learn and understand things quickly and easily: A lot of thoroughly intelligent, sensible people have fallen for the salesman's charm. a highly intelligent businessperson. an intelligent conversation / decision / question. IT.
good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability. a highly intelligent child. She is clearly extremely intelligent. to have an intelligent conversation/discussion/debate. to ask an intelligent question.
the ability to learn, understand, and make judgments or have opinions that are based on reason: an intelligence test. a child of high/ average / low intelligence. It's the intelligence of her writing that impresses me. Fewer examples.