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   intelligent

   /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level: "Anna is intelligent and hard-working" Similar cleverbrightbrilliantsharpquickquick-wittedquick on the uptakesmartcannyastuteintuitivethinkingacutealertkeeninsightfulperceptiveperspicaciouspenetratingdiscerningingeniousinventiveknowledgeableaptablegiftedtalentedinformal:brainygeniushave a good head on one's shouldersthere are no flies on …know how many beans make fivewhip-smartrationalcapable of thoughthigher-orderOpposite stupidnon-rational
   • ▪ (of a device or building) able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations and past experience. Similar roboticautomaticself-regulatingcapable of learninginformal:smart
   • ▪ (of a computer terminal) incorporating a microprocessor and having its own processing capability.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin intelligent- ‘understanding’, from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.

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