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intelligence
English
Etymology
From Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia. Doublet of intelligentsia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?t?l.?.d???ns/
Noun
intelligence (countable and uncountable, plural intelligences)
- (chiefly uncountable) Capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn.
- 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 5
- Not so, however, with Tarzan, the man-child. His life amidst the dangers of the jungle had taught him to meet emergencies with self-confidence, and his higher intelligence resulted in a quickness of mental action far beyond the powers of the apes.
- 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 5
- (countable) An entity that has such capacities.
- The great Intelligences fair / That range above our mortal state, / In circle round the blessed gate, / Received and gave him welcome there.
- (chiefly uncountable) Information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
- (countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
- (dated) Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
Synonyms
- (capacity of mind): wit, intellect, brightness
- (entity): see Thesaurus:sentient
- See also Thesaurus:intelligence
Derived terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intelligentia (“the act of choosing between, intelligence”), from intelleg? (“understand”), from inter (“between”) + leg? (“choose, pick out, read”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.t?.li.???s/, /??.te.li.???s/
Noun
intelligence f (plural intelligences)
- intelligence; cleverness
- comprehension
Derived terms
- être d'intelligence
- intelligence artificielle
Further reading
- “intelligence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English intelligence.
Noun
intelligence f (invariable)
- A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information.
Middle French
Noun
intelligence f (plural intelligences)
- intelligence
- comprehension
Old French
Noun
intelligence f (oblique plural intelligences, nominative singular intelligence, nominative plural intelligences)
- comprehension
- meaning
- ability to comprehend
Descendants
- ? English: intelligence
- French: intelligence
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (intelligence, supplement)
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clearheadedness
English
Etymology
clearheaded +? -ness
Noun
clearheadedness (uncountable)
- The quality of being clearheaded.
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