intelligence
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
Etymology: From Middle English intelligence, from Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia, which is from inter- (“between”) + legere (“to choose, pick out, read”), from Proto-Italic *legō (“to care”). Doublet of intelligentsia.
Base: legere
Affixes: inter-
Inflected forms:
form: intelligences
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Not so, however, with Tarzan, the man-child. His life amidst the dangers of the jungle had taught him to meet emergencies with self-confidence, and his higher intelligence resulted in a quickness of mental action far beyond the powers of the apes.
1936 Feb., F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Crack-Up", Esquire: ...the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
gloss: The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: intelligence quotient
Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.
gloss: The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: From a religious point of view, a bodhisattva with sharp faculties and great intelligence can cause a tremendous upheaval if he or she misuses that power under the influence of negative emotions, like attachment and hatred.
gloss: An entity that has such capacities.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: The great Intelligences fair
 That range above our mortal state,
 In circle round the blessed gate,
Received and gave him welcome there.
The living intelligence, the Martian within the hood, was slain and splashed to the four winds of heaven, and the thing was now but a mere intricate device of metal whirling to destruction.
But there are latent powers within man alone that are not yet fully understood and[…] we cannot definitely state what is, and what is not, due to the interference or influence of discarnate intelligences.
He passes beyond the projections and thought forms of his own creation to the wholly other and independent world of the angelic intelligences.
gloss: Information, often secret, about an enemy or about hostile activities.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Their lack of good intelligence also meant that they vastly overestimated the size of their foes for far too long, hails of armor-piercing shells doing comparatively little damage compared to the high explosive that they should have been using.
gloss: Information, often secret, about an enemy or about hostile activities.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
pos: noun
tags: countable
dated
uncountable
examples: Yet Josephus tells us of Phiala, a ſpring[…] into which Philip the Tetrarch caſt chaffe to try the experiment, and it was rendred up again into the ſtreame of Iordan. Whence he concluded, that this river entertained an underground intelligence with that fountain.
He liv’d rather in a fair Intelligence than any Friendſhip with the Favourites;[…]
Synonyms: brain
brains
cleverness
head
brightness
esprit
intellect
intelligence
mind
nous
psyche
reason
smartness
smarts
wit
judgment
Antonyms: blockheadedness
boneheadedness
density
denseness
dimness
dimwittedness
doltery
dullness
dullwittedness
dumbness
dumminess
duncedom
duncehood
duncery
emptyheadedness
fatuity
foolery
foolishness
hebetude
idioticness
idiocy
imbecility
moronicity
moronicness
obtuseness
obtusity
slow-wittedness
stolidity
stupidity
thickheadedness
vacuity
vacuousness
Related words: genius
idiot
intelligent
weak-minded
stupid
not the brightest bulb in the chandelier
not the sharpest tool in the shed
quick on the uptake
slow on the uptake
intellectual
wisdom
witty
Derived words: adaptive intelligence
anti-intelligence
artificial general intelligence
artificial intelligence
business intelligence
CIA
co-intelligence
communications intelligence
computational intelligence
counter-intelligence
counter intelligence
counterintelligence
cyberintelligence
electronic intelligence
ELINT
emotional intelligence
extelligence
fluid intelligence
human intelligence
HUMINT
humint
hyperintelligence
insult one's intelligence
intel
intelligence agency
intelligence asset
intelligence community
intelligenced
intelligence-gathering
intelligencelike
intelligence office
intelligence officer
intelligence quotient
intelligencer
intelligence service
intelligencing
IQ
machine intelligence
MI5
MI6
misintelligence
nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people
nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public
nonintelligence
no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public
SIGINT
sigint
signals intelligence
SIS
social media intelligence
SOCMINT
superintelligence
swarm intelligence
synthetic intelligence
tactical intelligence
unintelligence
Translations:
lang: Ahtna
word: hwyaa
lang: Albanian
word: zbulimit
lang: Arabic
word: ذَكَاء
roman: ḏakāʔ
lang: Arabic
word: عَقْل
roman: ʕaql
lang: Aragonese
word: intelichencia
lang: Armenian
word: բանականություն
roman: banakanutʻyun
lang: Armenian
word: խելք
roman: xelkʻ
lang: Assamese
word: বুদ্ধি
roman: buddhi
lang: Assamese
word: মন
roman: mon
lang: Asturian
word: intelixencia
lang: Azerbaijani
word: ağıl
lang: Bashkir
word: аҡыл
roman: aqıl
lang: Belarusian
word: інтэле́кт
roman: inteljékt
lang: Belarusian
word: ро́зум
roman: rózum
lang: Belarusian
word: рассу́дак
roman: rassúdak
lang: Belarusian
word: глузд
roman: hluzd
lang: Bengali
word: বুদ্ধি
roman: buddhi
lang: Bulgarian
word: ум
roman: um
lang: Bulgarian
word: интеле́кт
roman: intelékt
lang: Bulgarian
word: разсъ́дък
roman: razsǎ́dǎk
lang: Bulgarian
word: акъ́л
roman: akǎ́l
lang: Burmese
word: အသိဉာဏ်
roman: a.si.nyan
lang: Burmese
word: ဉာဏ
roman: nyana.
lang: Catalan
word: intel·ligència
lang: Catalan
word: seny
lang: Catalan
word: llestesa
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 心智
roman: xīnzhì
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 智力
roman: zhìlì
lang: Czech
word: inteligence
lang: Czech
word: intelekt
lang: Czech
word: rozum
lang: Danish
word: intelligens
lang: Dutch
word: intelligentie
lang: Esperanto
word: inteligenteco
lang: Estonian
word: mõistus
lang: Estonian
word: aru
lang: Estonian
word: taip
lang: Estonian
word: intellekt
lang: Estonian
word: arukus
lang: Estonian
word: intelligents
lang: Estonian
word: intelligentsus
lang: Estonian
word: nutikus
lang: Estonian
word: tarkus
lang: Faroese
word: vit
lang: Faroese
word: intelligensur
lang: Finnish
word: äly
lang: Finnish
word: älykkyys
lang: French
word: intelligence
lang: Galician
word: intelixencia
lang: Georgian
word: ჭკუა
roman: č̣ḳua
lang: Georgian
word: ინტელექტი
roman: inṭelekṭi
lang: Georgian
word: გონებრივი შესაძლებლობები
roman: gonebrivi šesaʒleblobebi
lang: German
word: Intelligenz
lang: German
word: Klugheit
lang: Greek
word: νοημοσύνη
roman: noïmosýni
lang: Ancient Greek
word: σύνεσις
roman: súnesis
lang: Hausa
word: fahami
lang: Hebrew
word: אִינְטֶלִיגֶנְצְיָה
roman: inteligéntsya
lang: Hebrew
word: תּבוּנָה
roman: tvuná
lang: Hindi
word: बुद्धि
roman: buddhi
lang: Hungarian
word: intelligencia
lang: Hungarian
word: ész
lang: Icelandic
word: greind
lang: Icelandic
word: vitsmunir
lang: Ido
word: inteligenteso
lang: Indonesian
word: kecerdasan
lang: Ingrian
word: äly
lang: Irish
word: meabhair
lang: Irish
word: éirimiúlacht
lang: Italian
word: intelligenza
lang: Japanese
word: 知性
roman: chisei
lang: Javanese
word: ꦥꦫꦶꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ
roman: paripinter
lang: Kashmiri
word: عَقٕل
roman: ʿaqụl
lang: Kashmiri
word: بۄد
roman: bọd
lang: Kashmiri
word: گاٹہٕ
roman: gāṭụ
lang: Kazakh
word: ақыл
roman: aqyl
lang: Khmer
word: បញ្ញា
roman: paññaa
lang: Khmer
word: ញាណ
roman: ñiən
lang: Korean
word: 지혜
roman: jihye
lang: Korean
word: 이해력
roman: ihaeryeok
lang: Korean
word: 지성
roman: jiseong
lang: Korean
word: 지력
roman: jiryeok
lang: Central Kurdish
word: هۆش
roman: hoş
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: hiş
lang: Kyrgyz
word: акыл
roman: akıl
lang: Lao
word: ປັນຍາ
roman: pan nyā
lang: Lao
word: ສະໝອງ
roman: sa mǭng
lang: Latin
word: ingenium
lang: Latin
word: intelligentia
lang: Latvian
word: saprāts
lang: Latvian
word: gudrība
lang: Latvian
word: inteliģence
lang: Lithuanian
word: inteligencija
lang: Macedonian
word: интелигенција
roman: inteligencija
lang: Macedonian
word: акал
roman: akal
lang: Macedonian
word: ум
roman: um
lang: Malay
word: kecerdasan
lang: Mongolian
word: оюун ухаан
roman: ojuun uxaan
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: intelligens
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: intelligens
lang: Church Slavic
word: разумъ
roman: razumŭ
lang: Old East Slavic
word: розумъ
lang: Old English
word: orþanc
lang: Iranian Persian
word: هوش
roman: huš
lang: Iranian Persian
word: عَقْل
roman: aġl
lang: Iranian Persian
word: هوشْمَنْدی
roman: hušmandi
lang: Polish
word: inteligencja
lang: Polish
word: intelekt
lang: Polish
word: rozum
lang: Polish
word: um
lang: Polish
word: rozsądek
lang: Portuguese
word: inteligência
lang: Punjabi
word: ਅਕਲ
roman: akal
lang: Romanian
word: inteligență
lang: Romanian
word: deșteptăciune
lang: Russian
word: интелле́кт
roman: intellékt
lang: Russian
word: интеллиге́нтность
roman: intelligéntnostʹ
lang: Russian
word: ра́зум
roman: rázum
lang: Russian
word: рассу́док
roman: rassúdok
lang: Russian
word: ум
roman: um
lang: Sanskrit
word: प्रज्ञा
roman: prajñā
lang: Sanskrit
word: मनस्
roman: manas
lang: Sanskrit
word: क्रतु
roman: kratu
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: интелигѐнција
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: у̑м
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ра̏зӯм
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: inteligèncija
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ȗm
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: rȁzūm
lang: Slovak
word: inteligencia
lang: Slovak
word: intelekt
lang: Slovak
word: um
lang: Slovak
word: rozum
lang: Slovene
word: inteligenca
lang: Slovene
word: razum
lang: Southern Altai
word: агыл
roman: agïl
lang: Spanish
word: inteligencia
lang: Spanish
word: sabiola (Americanism)
lang: Swedish
word: intelligens
lang: Tagalog
word: katalinuhan
lang: Tagalog
word: talino
lang: Tajik
word: ҳӯш
roman: hüš
lang: Tajik
word: ақл
roman: aql
lang: Tajik
word: зеҳн
roman: zehn
lang: Tatar
word: акыл
roman: aqıl
lang: Telugu
word: మేధస్సు
roman: mēdhassu
lang: Thai
word: ปรีชา
roman: bprii-chaa
lang: Thai
word: เมธา
roman: mee-taa
lang: Thai
word: สมอง
roman: sà-mɔ̌ɔng
lang: Thai
word: ปัญญา
roman: bpan-yaa
lang: Turkish
word: zekâ
lang: Turkish
word: akıl
lang: Turkish
word: anlayış
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: هوش
roman: huş
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: عقل
roman: ʼakl, ʼakıl
lang: Turkmen
word: akyl
lang: Ukrainian
word: інтеле́кт
roman: intelékt
lang: Ukrainian
word: ро́зум
roman: rózum
lang: Ukrainian
word: розсу́док
roman: rozsúdok
lang: Ukrainian
word: глузд
roman: hluzd
lang: Urdu
word: عَقْل
roman: 'aql
lang: Uyghur
word: ئەقىل
roman: eqil
lang: Uzbek
word: aql
lang: Vietnamese
word: trí tuệ
lang: Vietnamese
word: trí thông minh
lang: Vietnamese
word: trí năng
lang: Welsh
word: dealltwriaeth
lang: Woiwurrung
word: yurlendj
lang: Yiddish
word: שׂכל
roman: seykhl
lang: Zazaki
word: aqil
lang: Zazaki
word: fam
lang: Arabic
word: مَعْلُومَات
roman: maʕlūmāt
lang: Arabic
word: مُخَابَرَات
roman: muḵābarāt
lang: Azerbaijani
word: kəşfiyyat məlumatı
lang: Belarusian
word: разведда́нныя
roman: razvjeddánnyja
lang: Bulgarian
word: разузна́ване
roman: razuznávane
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 情報 /情报
roman: qíngbào
lang: Danish
word: efterretninger
lang: Dutch
word: inlichtingen
lang: Estonian
word: luureandmed
lang: Estonian
word: jälitusteave
lang: Estonian
word: luureteave
lang: Finnish
word: tiedustelutieto
lang: French
word: renseignements
lang: Georgian
word: დაზვერვა
roman: dazverva
lang: Georgian
word: სადაზვერვო მონაცემები
roman: sadazvervo monacemebi
lang: German
word: Geheimdienstinformationen
lang: Greek
word: πληροφορία
roman: pliroforía
lang: Hebrew
word: מוֹדִיעִין
roman: modi'ín
lang: Hebrew
word: בִּיּוּן
roman: biyún
lang: Hindi
word: आसूचना
roman: āsūcnā
lang: Indonesian
word: intelijen
lang: Irish
word: faisnéis
lang: Japanese
word: 情報
roman: jōhō
lang: Javanese
word: ꦮꦱꦮꦶꦢꦾ
roman: wasawidya
lang: Korean
word: 정보
roman: jeongbo
lang: Korean
word: 첩보
roman: cheopbo
lang: Latin
word: nūntius
lang: Macedonian
word: разузнавање
roman: razuznavanje
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: etterretning
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: etterretning
lang: Iranian Persian
word: اِطِّلاعات
roman: ettelâ'ât
lang: Polish
word: wywiad
lang: Portuguese
word: inteligência
lang: Romanian
word: informații
lang: Russian
word: разведда́нные
roman: razveddánnyje
lang: Russian
word: разве́дывательные да́нные
roman: razvédyvatelʹnyje dánnyje
lang: Russian
word: све́дения
roman: svédenija
lang: Spanish
word: información
lang: Spanish
word: inteligencia
lang: Swedish
word: underrättelse
lang: Tagalog
word: pamalay
lang: Turkish
word: istihbarat
lang: Ukrainian
word: розвідда́ні
roman: rozviddáni
lang: Urdu
word: استخبار
roman: istixbār
lang: Urdu
word: استخبارات
roman: istixbārāt