intelligence
Meaning
- (uncountable) The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
- (uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.
- (countable) An entity that has such capacities.
- (uncountable) Information, often secret, about an enemy or about hostile activities.
- (countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
Opposite of
unintelligence
Synonyms
capacity of mind
intelligence information
ability
Translations
intelligence
Intelligenz
inteligência
inteligencia
intelligenza
intelligentie
νοημοσύνη
llestesa
ذكاء είδησηFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English intelligence, from Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia, which is from inter- (“between”) + legere (“to choose, pick out, read”), from Proto-Italic *legō (“to care”). Doublet of intelligentsia.
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