in|tel|li|gent

in|tel|li|gent
in|tel|li|gent «ihn TEHL uh juhnt», adjective.
1. having or showing understanding; able to learn and know; quick at learning: »

an intelligent student, an intelligent remark. Elephants are intelligent animals.

 SYNONYM(S): bright, clever, knowing, sensible, sagacious.
2. having understanding or knowledge: »

The association of these masters with each other, and with men intelligent of their merits, is mutually agreeable and stimulating (Emerson).

3. a) capable of processing data by a built-in microprocessor: »

Because of the falling costs of hardware, it is becoming economically feasible for students to have their own intelligent terminals (New Scientist).

 b) capable of making fine distinctions or performing certain logical operations: »

The gadget…is so “intelligent” that it knows immediately if a piece of paper…is slid under the object in an attempt to remove it (New York Times).

╂[< Latin intelligēns, -entis, present participle of intelligere discern < inter- between + legere choose]
–in|tel´li|gent|ly, adverb.

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  • in|tel´li|gent|ly — in|tel|li|gent «ihn TEHL uh juhnt», adjective. 1. having or showing understanding; able to learn and know; quick at learning: »an intelligent student, an intelligent remark. Elephants are intelligent animals. SYNONYM(S): bright, clever, knowing,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|tel|li|gent|si|a — «ihn TEHL uh JEHNT see uh, GEHNT », noun (plural). the persons representing, or claiming to represent, the educated class; the intellectuals of a country: »Each country has its own intelligentsia. ╂[< Russian intelligencija, ultimately <… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´in|tel´li|gent|ly — un|in|tel|li|gent «UHN ihn TEHL uh juhnt», adjective. 1. not endowed with intelligence, as an inanimate object. 2. deficient in intelligence; dull; stupid. 3. Obsolete. having no knowledge (of). –un´in|tel´li|gent|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|in|tel|li|gent — «UHN ihn TEHL uh juhnt», adjective. 1. not endowed with intelligence, as an inanimate object. 2. deficient in intelligence; dull; stupid. 3. Obsolete. having no knowledge (of). –un´in|tel´li|gent|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • gent — apha·ryn·gent; as·sur·gent; at·tin·gent; co·gent; con·sper·gent; con·strin·gent; con·tin·gent·ly; con·ver·gent; cor·ri·gent; dil·i·gent; dil·i·gent·ly; dil·i·gent·ness; di·ver·gent; di·ver·gent·ly; ef·ful·gent; emer·gent·ist; emer·gent·ness;… …   English syllables

  • gent — 1. (jan) s. f. 1°   Au sing. •   Nation, race, ô combien lors aura de veuves La gent qui porte le turban !, MALH. III, 1. •   Car elle avait appris de la bouche des Parques, Que du haut sang troyen, semence des monarques, Descendrait une gent… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • tel — tel, telle [ tɛl ] adj., pron. et nominal • Xe; lat. talis I ♦ (Marquant la ressemblance, la similitude) 1 ♦ Semblable, du même genre. ⇒ pareil. Je suis étonné qu il tienne de tels propos. « Il n y a rien de tel dans le manuscrit conservé à Rome… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tel — tel, elle (tèl, tè l ) adj. 1°   Qui est de même, de la même qualité. •   L ordre que j ai tenu en ceci a été tel : premièrement j ai tâché de trouver..., DESC. Méth. VI, 2. •   Cieux ! a t on vu jamais, a t on rien vu de tel !, CORN. Pol. III, 2 …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • un·in·tel·li·gent — …   Useful english dictionary

  • GENT — s. f. Nation, race. En ce sens, il ne s emploie au singulier que dans la poésie familière. La gent qui porte le turban, Les Turcs, la nation des Turcs. La gent moutonnière, Les moutons ; ou, figurément, Les personnes qui font ce qu elles voient… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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