nonintelligence

nonintelligence

English

Etymology

non- +‎ intelligence

Noun

nonintelligence (uncountable)

1. Absence of intelligence (thinking faculty).
   • 1990, Hélène Cixous, Clarice Lispector, Reading with Clarice Lispector

     To understand nonintelligence, I had to become intelligent.

   • 1997, Theodore Dreiser, Franklin Booth, A Hoosier holiday

     I drew that conclusion largely from the fumbling nonintelligence (relatively speaking) of men and all sentient creatures.

Adjective

nonintelligence (not comparable)

1. Not relating to intelligence or espionage.