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intelligent
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)
- Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
- Well thought-out, well considered.
- Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
- Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- intelligent
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 5/2010, page 100:
- 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
- third-person plural future active indicative of intellig?
Swedish
Adjective
intelligent
- intelligent, bright
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entertaining
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e?n??
Adjective
entertaining (comparative more entertaining, superlative most entertaining)
- Very amusing; that entertains.
Translations
Verb
entertaining
- present participle of entertain
Noun
entertaining (plural entertainings)
- (archaic) Entertainment.
Anagrams
- intenerating
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