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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intelligent \In*tel"li*gent\, a. [L. intelligens, intellegens -entis, p. pr of intelligere intellegere to perceive; inter between + legere to gather, collect, choose: cf F. intelligent. See {Legend}.] 1. Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as man is an intelligent being 2. Possessed of intelligence, education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; marked by intelligence; as an intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer. 3. Gognizant; aware; communicate. [Obs.] Intelligent of seasons. --Milton. Which are to France the spies and speculations Intelligent of our state. --Shak. Syn: Sensible; understanding. See {Sensible}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: intelligent adj 1: having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" [ant: {unintelligent}] 2: possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers" [syn: {well-informed}] 3: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem";"sound advice"; "no reasonable explanation for his decision" [syn: {healthy}, {levelheaded}, {sound}] 4: endowed with the capacity to reason [syn: {reasoning(a)}, {thinking(a)}]
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