intelligent
English
Alternative forms
- entelligent (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French intelligent, from Latin intellegēns (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
intelligent (comparative more intelligent or intelligenter, superlative most intelligent or intelligentest)
- Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
- 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings:
- Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”
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- Well thought-out, well considered.
- The engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.
- The general devised an intelligent strategy for the southern campaign.
- Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
- My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.
- Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.
- The hunt for intelligent life.
- Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
- an intelligent network or keyboard
Synonyms
- (of high or quick cognitive capacity): See Thesaurus:intelligent
- (similar level of brain power to mankind): See Thesaurus:self-aware
Antonyms
- stupid
Translations
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Danish
Etymology
From French intelligent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enteliɡɛnt/, [entˢeliˈɡ̊ɛnˀd̥]
Adjective
intelligent
- intelligent
Inflection
Inflection of intelligent | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | intelligent | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | intelligent | — | —2 |
Plural | intelligente | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | intelligente | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms
- begavet
Antonyms
- dum
- uintelligent
Derived terms
- intelligent liv
- uintelligent
Related terms
- intelligens
References
- “intelligent” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From French intelligent, from Latin intellegēns (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
intelligent (comparative intelligenter, superlative intelligentst)
- intelligent, bright, smart
Inflection
Inflection of intelligent | ||||
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uninflected | intelligent | |||
inflected | intelligente | |||
comparative | intelligenter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | intelligent | intelligenter | het intelligentst het intelligentste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | intelligente | intelligentere | intelligentste |
n. sing. | intelligent | intelligenter | intelligentste | |
plural | intelligente | intelligentere | intelligentste | |
definite | intelligente | intelligentere | intelligentste | |
partitive | intelligents | intelligenters | — |
Related terms
- intellect
- intellectueel m & adjective
- intelligentia
- intelligentie
Descendants
- → Indonesian: inteligen
French
Etymology
From Latin intelligēns (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒɑ̃/, /ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃/, /ɛ̃.tɛl.li.ʒɑ̃/[1]
audio (file)
Adjective
intelligent (feminine intelligente, masculine plural intelligents, feminine plural intelligentes)
- intelligent
Derived terms
- intelligemment
- téléphone intelligent
Related terms
- intellect
- intellectuel
- intelligence
- intelligible
References
- “intelligent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “intelligent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
From Latin intellegēns (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɪntɛliˈɡɛnt/
Audio (file)
Adjective
intelligent (strong nominative masculine singular intelligenter, comparative intelligenter, superlative am intelligentesten)
- intelligent
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 5/2010, page 100:
- Delphine sind die mit Abstand intelligentesten aller Tiere.
- Dolphins are by far the most intelligent of all animals.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 5/2010, page 100:
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist intelligent | sie ist intelligent | es ist intelligent | sie sind intelligent | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | intelligenter | intelligente | intelligentes | intelligente |
genitive | intelligenten | intelligenter | intelligenten | intelligenter | |
dative | intelligentem | intelligenter | intelligentem | intelligenten | |
accusative | intelligenten | intelligente | intelligentes | intelligente | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der intelligente | die intelligente | das intelligente | die intelligenten |
genitive | des intelligenten | der intelligenten | des intelligenten | der intelligenten | |
dative | dem intelligenten | der intelligenten | dem intelligenten | den intelligenten | |
accusative | den intelligenten | die intelligente | das intelligente | die intelligenten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein intelligenter | eine intelligente | ein intelligentes | (keine) intelligenten |
genitive | eines intelligenten | einer intelligenten | eines intelligenten | (keiner) intelligenten | |
dative | einem intelligenten | einer intelligenten | einem intelligenten | (keinen) intelligenten | |
accusative | einen intelligenten | eine intelligente | ein intelligentes | (keine) intelligenten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist intelligenter | sie ist intelligenter | es ist intelligenter | sie sind intelligenter | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | intelligenterer | intelligentere | intelligenteres | intelligentere |
genitive | intelligenteren | intelligenterer | intelligenteren | intelligenterer | |
dative | intelligenterem | intelligenterer | intelligenterem | intelligenteren | |
accusative | intelligenteren | intelligentere | intelligenteres | intelligentere | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der intelligentere | die intelligentere | das intelligentere | die intelligenteren |
genitive | des intelligenteren | der intelligenteren | des intelligenteren | der intelligenteren | |
dative | dem intelligenteren | der intelligenteren | dem intelligenteren | den intelligenteren | |
accusative | den intelligenteren | die intelligentere | das intelligentere | die intelligenteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein intelligenterer | eine intelligentere | ein intelligenteres | (keine) intelligenteren |
genitive | eines intelligenteren | einer intelligenteren | eines intelligenteren | (keiner) intelligenteren | |
dative | einem intelligenteren | einer intelligenteren | einem intelligenteren | (keinen) intelligenteren | |
accusative | einen intelligenteren | eine intelligentere | ein intelligenteres | (keine) intelligenteren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am intelligentesten | sie ist am intelligentesten | es ist am intelligentesten | sie sind am intelligentesten | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | intelligentester | intelligenteste | intelligentestes | intelligenteste |
genitive | intelligentesten | intelligentester | intelligentesten | intelligentester | |
dative | intelligentestem | intelligentester | intelligentestem | intelligentesten | |
accusative | intelligentesten | intelligenteste | intelligentestes | intelligenteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der intelligenteste | die intelligenteste | das intelligenteste | die intelligentesten |
genitive | des intelligentesten | der intelligentesten | des intelligentesten | der intelligentesten | |
dative | dem intelligentesten | der intelligentesten | dem intelligentesten | den intelligentesten | |
accusative | den intelligentesten | die intelligenteste | das intelligenteste | die intelligentesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein intelligentester | eine intelligenteste | ein intelligentestes | (keine) intelligentesten |
genitive | eines intelligentesten | einer intelligentesten | eines intelligentesten | (keiner) intelligentesten | |
dative | einem intelligentesten | einer intelligentesten | einem intelligentesten | (keinen) intelligentesten | |
accusative | einen intelligentesten | eine intelligenteste | ein intelligentestes | (keine) intelligentesten |
Related terms
- hochintelligent
- Intelligenz
- Intellekt
- intellektuell m
Further reading
- “intelligent” in Duden online
- “intelligent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Verb
intelligent
- third-person plural future active indicative of intelligō
Swedish
Adjective
intelligent (comparative intelligentare, superlative intelligentast)
- intelligent, bright
Declension
Inflection of intelligent | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | intelligent | intelligentare | intelligentast |
Neuter singular | intelligent | intelligentare | intelligentast |
Plural | intelligenta | intelligentare | intelligentast |
Masculine plural3 | intelligente | intelligentare | intelligentast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | intelligente | intelligentare | intelligentaste |
All | intelligenta | intelligentare | intelligentaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms
- intelligens
Adverb
intelligent (comparative intelligentare, superlative intelligentast)
- intelligently
References
- intelligent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- intelligent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- intelligent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)