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emotional intelligence

emotional intelligence

4 4.1
The ability to notice, understand, and manage your own feelings and those of other people
  • noun
  • /ɪˈmoʊʃənl ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inteligencia emocional
  • Training programs aimed at enhancing emotional intelligence help individuals understand and regulate their emotions.
  • emotional intelligence score
  • emotional intelligence level
  • emotional intelligence skills

But yet when it's time to show emotional intelligence, you're found lacking.

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Examples

  • People who emerge as outstanding performers or the best leaders have high emotional intelligence and their IQ is not that relevant at that point.

  • There is growing evidence, however, that emotional intelligence is related to positive behavioral and social outcomes.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The management of these types of problems requires excellent communication skills as well as emotional intelligence.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Supporting the development of emotional intelligence is a worthy goal for school library programs.

    Academic text (2014)
  • American graduate students showed higher emotional intelligence than Chinese graduate students.

    Academic text (2012)
  • More recently, researchers have been investigating emotional intelligence across cultural boundaries.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Methods for increasing the emotional intelligence and intercultural maturity of college students should receive further research.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The study has offered specific factors to prioritize in consultant-client relationships: emotional intelligence, empathy, and trust/caring.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Developing emotional intelligence can greatly improve personal and professional relationships.

  • Leaders with high emotional intelligence are often better at managing team dynamics and resolving conflicts.

How Emotionally Intelligent

emotional intelligence
  • Specialized
4 4.1
unawareness
2 5.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

emotional + intelligence

The noun combines 'emotional' (about emotions) and 'intelligence' (ability or capacity), so its meaning — an ability or capacity related to emotions — is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended sense (whether human ability or an AI system's capacity).

Etymology

Emotional intelligence combines emotional (feelings) and intelligence (being smart); one popular way to think of it is 'being smart about feelings'. That's why it means the skill to notice, understand and manage your own and other people's feelings.