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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)

  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

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sentient

English

Etymology

From Latin senti?ns (feeling, perceiving), present active participle of senti?.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?s?n.ti.?nt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?s?n.?(i.)?nt/

Adjective

sentient (comparative more sentient, superlative most sentient)

  1. Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
    Synonym: sensate
  2. Able to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties.
    Antonym: insensate
  3. (chiefly science fiction) Possessing human-like awareness and intelligence.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:self-aware

Translations

See also

  • conscient

Further reading

  • Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “sentient”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, pages 180–181
  • Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “sentient adj.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Noun

sentient (plural sentients)

  1. Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.
  2. (chiefly science fiction) An intelligent, self-aware being.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sentient

References

Further reading

  • Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “sentient n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Latin

Verb

sentient

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

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