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entelligent

entelligent is the obsolete form of intelligent.

Meaning of intelligent

Adjective

intelligent (comparative more intelligent or (rare, proscribed) intelligenter, superlative most intelligent or (rare, proscribed) intelligentest)

  1. Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
    • Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings
  2. Well thought-out, well considered.
    • The engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.
  3. Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
    • My girlfriend and I had an intelligent conversation.
  4. Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.
    • The hunt for extraterrestrial intelligent life continues.
    Synonyms:
    self-aware
  5. Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
    • an intelligent network or keyboard

See all 6 meanings of intelligent

Forms of entelligent

comparativemore entelligent
superlativemost entelligent

Questions about entelligent

What is entelligent the obsolete form of?
Entelligent is the obsolete form of intelligent.

Words near entelligent in the dictionary

  1. entelechies
  2. entelechs
  3. entelechy
  4. entelegyne
  5. entelegynes
  6. entelligent
  7. entellus
  8. entelodont
  9. entelodontid
  10. entelodontids
  11. entelodonts

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