different between incandescent vs intelligent

English

Etymology

From French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (“intensifying prefix”) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n.kæn?d?s.?nt/, /???.kæn?d?s.?nt/, /??n.k?n?d?s.?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??n.kæn?d?s.?nt/, /??n.k?n?d?s.?nt/
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

incandescent (comparative more incandescent, superlative most incandescent)

1. emitting light as a result of being heated
2. shining very brightly
3. showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.

Derived terms

• incandescent lamp

Related terms

• incandescence
• incandescently

Translations

Noun

incandescent (plural incandescents)

1. An incandescent lamp or bulb

Translations

See also

• fluorescent

French

Etymology

From Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (“intensifying prefix”) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.k??.d?.s??/
• Homophone: incandescents
• Hyphenation: in?can?de?scent

Adjective

incandescent (feminine singular incandescente, masculine plural incandescents, feminine plural incandescentes)

1. incandescent

   Lorsque cette masse incandescente sortit des entrailles de la terre, elle se trouva entourée d'eau et se refroidit rapidement. (Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, L'Archipel de Chausey, souvenirs d'un Naturaliste, Revue des Deux Mondes, tome 30, 1842)

Related terms

• incandescence

References

• “incandescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “incandescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

incand?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of incand?sc?

Romanian

Etymology

From French incandescens

Adjective

incandescent m or n (feminine singular incandescent?, masculine plural incandescen?i, feminine and neuter plural incandescente)

1. incandescent

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• entelligent (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French intelligent, from Latin intelleg?ns (“discerning”), present active participle of intelleg? (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + leg? (“choose, pick out, read”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t?l?d???nt/

Adjective

intelligent (comparative more intelligent or intelligenter, superlative most intelligent or intelligentest)

1. Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
2. Well thought-out, well considered.

3. Characterized by thoughtful interaction.

4. Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.

5. Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.

Synonyms

• (of high or quick cognitive capacity): See Thesaurus:intelligent
• (similar level of brain power to mankind): See Thesaurus:self-aware

Antonyms

• stupid

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From French intelligent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enteli??nt/, [ent?eli????n?d?]

Adjective

intelligent

1. intelligent

Inflection

Synonyms

• begavet

Antonyms

• dum
• uintelligent

Derived terms

• intelligent liv
• uintelligent

Related terms

• intelligens

References

• “intelligent” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From French intelligent, from Latin intelleg?ns (“discerning”), present active participle of intelleg? (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + leg? (“choose, pick out, read”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

intelligent (comparative intelligenter, superlative intelligentst)

1. intelligent, bright, smart

Inflection

Related terms

• intellect
• intellectueel m & adjective
• intelligentia
• intelligentie

French

Etymology

From Latin intellig?ns (“discerning”), present active participle of intelleg? (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + leg? (“choose, pick out, read”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.te.li.???/, /??.t?.li.???/, /??.t?l.li.???/

Adjective

intelligent (feminine singular intelligente, masculine plural intelligents, feminine plural intelligentes)

1. intelligent

Derived terms

• intelligemment
• téléphone intelligent

Related terms

References

Further reading

• “intelligent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From Latin intelleg?ns (“discerning”), present active participle of intelleg? (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + leg? (“choose, pick out, read”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nt?li???nt/

Adjective

intelligent (comparative intelligenter, superlative am intelligentesten)

1. intelligent
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 5/2010, page 100:

Declension

Related terms

• hochintelligent
• Intelligenz
• Intellekt
• intellektuell m

Further reading

• “intelligent” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

intelligent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of intellig?

Swedish

Adjective

intelligent

1. intelligent, bright