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Intelligent

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Adjective

1. intelligent

having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

Example Sentences:
'is there intelligent life in the universe?'
'an intelligent question'

2. intelligent, well-informed

possessing sound knowledge

Example Sentences:
'well-informed readers'

3. healthy, intelligent, level-headed, levelheaded, sound

exercising or showing good judgment

Example Sentences:
'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'

4. intelligent, reasoning, thinking

endowed with the capacity to reason

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Intelligent

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adjective
1. 
having or indicating intelligence
2. 
having high intelligence; clever
3. 
indicating high intelligence; perceptive
an intelligent guess
4. 
guided by reason; rational
5. 
(of computerized functions) able to modify action in the light of ongoing events
6. (postpositive; foll by of) archaic
having knowledge or information
they were intelligent of his whereabouts

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Intelligent

see synonyms of intelligent
adjective
1. 
having or using intelligence; rational
2. 
having or showing an alert mind or high intelligence; bright, perceptive, informed, clever, wise, etc.
3. 
a. 
designating or of a terminal capable of performing certain functions with the data, independently of the computer
see also dumb (sense 8)
b. 
equipped with a microprocessor or computer
an intelligent missile
4.  Archaic
aware (of something)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Intelligent

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adj.
1. Having intelligence: Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy?
2. Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute: an intelligent student.
3. Showing sound judgment and rationality: an intelligent decision; an intelligent solution to the problem.
4. Appealing to the intellect; intellectual: a film with witty and intelligent dialogue.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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