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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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