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nonintelligence

nonintelligence noun: absence of intelligence (thinking faculty).

Noun

nonintelligence (uncountable)

  1. Absence of intelligence (thinking faculty).
    • To understand nonintelligence, I had to become intelligent.1990, Hélène Cixous, Clarice Lispector, Reading with Clarice Lispector
    • I drew that conclusion largely from the fumbling nonintelligence (relatively speaking) of men and all sentient creatures.1997, Theodore Dreiser, Franklin Booth, A Hoosier holiday

Adjective

nonintelligence (not comparable)

  1. Not relating to intelligence or espionage.

Origin of nonintelligence

From non- + intelligence.

Questions about nonintelligence

What does nonintelligence mean?
Nonintelligence means absence of intelligence (thinking faculty).
What part of speech is nonintelligence?
Nonintelligence can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near nonintelligence in the dictionary

  1. nonintegrin
  2. nonintegrity
  3. nonintellectual
  4. nonintellectualism
  5. nonintellectuals
  6. nonintelligence
  7. nonintelligent
  8. nonintense
  9. nonintensified
  10. nonintensive
  11. nonintensively

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