Intelligent

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  • adjective. Having intelligence.
  • adjective. Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute.
  • adjective. Showing sound judgment and rationality.
  • adjective. Appealing to the intellect; intellectual.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the faculty of understanding; capable of comprehending facts or ideas: as, man is an intelligent being.
  • Having an active intellect; possessing aptitude or skill; well informed: as, an intelligent artisan or officer.
  • Marked by or indicating intelligence; guided by knowledge or comprehension: as, the intelligent actions of ants; an intelligent answer.
  • Having knowledge; cognizant: followed by of.
  • Bearing intelligence; giving information; communicative.
  • Synonyms Common-sense, etc. (see sensible); quick, bright, acute, discerning, sharp-witted, clear-headed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason.
  • adjective. Possessed of a high level of intelligence, education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; exhibiting high intelligence
  • adjective. Cognizant; aware; communicative.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
  • adjective. Well thought-out, well considered.
  • adjective. Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
  • adjective. Having the same level of brain power as mankind.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. exercising or showing good judgment
  • adjective. endowed with the capacity to reason
  • adjective. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
  • adjective. possessing sound knowledge
  • Word Usage
    ""Twice," said I. "Is he intelligent -- _really _intelligent?"