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intelligent
/ˌɪnˈtɛlədʒənt/
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What does intelligent mean?
adjective
- Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
- Well thought-out, well considered.
- Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
More meanings (3)
adjective
- Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.
- Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
noun
- A member of the intelligentsia; an intelligent person.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈtɛlədʒənt/
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His nose was firmly shaped, his mouth particularly sweet in expression, high forehead, intelligent and furrowed with wrinkles like a newly-plowed field.
George Sand was too broad-minded to be hurt by such criticism, and she was intelligent enough to learn a lesson from it.
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Rembrandt would have painted her with pleasure, and would have made her broad features look out of the canvas with intelligent honesty.
But she had already begun to like this odd little girl who had such an intelligent small face and such perfect manners.
She looked at him again, with that expression that he had mentally characterized as “bold,” a few minutes before--with dark, intelligent eyes.