intelligence

[ in-tel-i-juhns ]

/ ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒəns /

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noun

capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.

manifestation of a high mental capacity: He writes with intelligence and wit.

the faculty of understanding.

knowledge of an event, circumstance, etc., received or imparted; news; information.

the gathering or distribution of information, especially secret information.

Government.

information about an enemy or a potential enemy.
the evaluated conclusions drawn from such information.
an organization or agency engaged in gathering such information: military intelligence; naval intelligence.

interchange of information: They have been maintaining intelligence with foreign agents for years.

Christian Science. a fundamental attribute of God, or infinite Mind.

(often initial capital letter) an intelligent being or spirit, especially an incorporeal one, as an angel.

Origin of intelligence

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word intelligentia. See intelligent, -ence

SYNONYMS FOR intelligence

1 See mind.

2 discernment, reason, acumen, aptitude, penetration.

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ANTONYMS FOR intelligence

2 stupidity.

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OTHER WORDS FROM intelligence

hy·per·in·tel·li·gence, noun non·in·tel·li·gence, noun pre·in·tel·li·gence, noun su·per·in·tel·li·gence, noun

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Some in the intelligence community seem to have followed through on that plan.

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After a short time a young priest appeared with the intelligence that his superior awaited the Prince's visit.

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There was nothing to detain him in town but the dread of communicating this intelligence to his wife.

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Of nervous force and brain-power as the real source of intelligence, they 87had no idea.

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Impulse is primary and intelligence is secondary and in some sense derivative.

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British Dictionary definitions for intelligence

intelligence

/ (ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns) /

noun

the capacity for understanding; ability to perceive and comprehend meaning

good mental capacity a person of intelligence

old-fashioned news; information

military information about enemies, spies, etc

a group or department that gathers or deals with such information

(often capital) an intelligent being, esp one that is not embodied

(modifier) of or relating to intelligence an intelligence network

Derived forms of intelligence

intelligential, adjective

Word Origin for intelligence

C14: from Latin intellegentia, from intellegere to discern, comprehend, literally: choose between, from inter- + legere to choose

Medical definitions for intelligence

intelligence

[ ĭn-tĕl′ə-jəns ]

n.

The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge, especially toward a purposeful goal.

An individual's relative standing on two quantitative indices, namely measured intelligence, as expressed by an intelligence quotient, and effectiveness of adaptive behavior.

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