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   intelligent

   /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level: "Anna is intelligent and hard-working" Similar cleverbrightbrilliantsharpquickquick-wittedquick on the uptakesmartcannyastuteintuitivethinkingacutealertkeeninsightfulperceptiveperspicaciouspenetratingdiscerningingeniousinventiveknowledgeableaptablegiftedtalentedinformal:brainygeniushave a good head on one's shouldersthere are no flies on …know how many beans make fivewhip-smartrationalcapable of thoughthigher-orderOpposite stupidnon-rational
   • ▪ (of a device or building) able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations and past experience. Similar roboticautomaticself-regulatingcapable of learninginformal:smart
   • ▪ (of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability.

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

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   • Some common synonyms of intelligent are alert, clever, and quick-witted. While all these words mean "mentally keen or quick," intelligent stresses...
   • While in some cases nearly identical to intelligent, alert stresses quickness in perceiving and understanding. // alert to new technology
   • Although the words clever and intelligent have much in common, clever implies native ability or aptness and sometimes suggests a lack of more subst...
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