Meaning

7 senses
  1. (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.

    Intelligenz, Klugheit

    интелле́ктintellékt, интеллиге́нтностьintelligéntnostʹ, ра́зумrázum

    інтеле́ктintelékt, ро́зумrózum, розсу́докrozsúdok

    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

  2. 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.

    (countable, uncountable)An individual's expected relative performance in a cognitive test.

    intelligence quotient

  3. (uncountable)The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.

  4. (countable)An entity that has such capacities.

    intelligentes Leben

    интеллиге́нцияintelligéncija

  5. (uncountable)Information, often secret, about an enemy or about hostile activities.

    Geheimdienstinformationen

    разведда́нныеrazveddánnyje, разве́дывательные да́нныеrazvédyvatelʹnyje dánnyje, све́денияsvédenija

    розвідда́ніrozviddáni

    secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)

  6. 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.

    Geheimdienst, Nachrichtendienst, Sicherheitsdienst

    разве́дкаrazvédka, разведслу́жбаrazvedslúžba

    ро́звідкаrózvidka, розві́дкаrozvídka

    a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

  7. (countable, dated, uncountable)Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.

Examples

293 sentences
  1. AI stands for artificial intelligence.

    AI означає "штучний інтелект".

    ruИИ означает "искусственный интеллект".

    deKI steht für Künstliche Intelligenz.

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  2. You insult my intelligence.

    Ти ображаєш мої інтелектуальні здібності.

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  3. What are your views on artificial intelligence?

    ruКак ты относишься к искусственному интеллекту?

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  4. He has a great deal of intelligence for a child.

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  5. He has a good deal of intelligence for a child.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
capacity of mind:
information about the enemy:
department, agency or unit:
Русский
By meaning 4
capacity of mind:
entity that has such capacities:
information about the enemy:
department, agency or unit:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
capacity of mind:
entity that has such capacities:
information about the enemy:
department, agency or unit:

Origin

From Middle English intelligence, from Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia,

From Middle English intelligence, from Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia, which is most likely from inter- (“between”) + legere (“to choose, pick out, read”). Doublet of intelligentsia.

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Forms

plural: intelligences
Singularintelligence
Pluralintelligences

regular

Synonyms

27 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

33 antonyms

Word family

46 related words

See also

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