intelligence
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- noun
- /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns/
- Emotional intelligence is important for building strong relationships with others.
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Watch on YouTubeFor a long time we thought intelligence means just IQ.
- For a long time we thought intelligence means just IQ.
- Intuition is a form of intelligence that is contextual.
- But I realize that my notion of intelligence has broadened.
- But the temptation that goes along with intelligence is to be prideful.
- Would you make a distinction between smartness, intelligence, wisdom, and cleverness?
- So where do you think intelligence arises in the brain?
- But they wouldn't do this unless they possessed intelligence and reflection.
- We can't move our intelligence from one brain to the other yet.
- For instance, you're describing emotional intelligence as a self perception as well.
- the wisdom that the world needs, not more intelligence, please know,
- But you're saying that no intelligence, first of all, intelligence is hard.
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Finally, practical intelligence involves using everyday intelligence to think through daily problems to find an effective solution.
Academic text (2015) -
The two things that work with Socrates are intelligence and virtue.
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You have the intelligence to turn this thing around.
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Let me say it this way, Intelligence means rate of learning.
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Well, she said that you were the only one in this school with any intelligence.
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I've always felt that the more emotional intelligence in society, the better.
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Albert Einstein said the measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
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As we enter the 21st century, old controversies about the measurement of intelligence are less relevant.
Academic text (2008) -
Intuition is a form of intelligence that is contextual.
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Her intelligence allows her to solve complex problems quickly and effectively.
Synonyms
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1.1
The ability to know what something means
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3.0
The power to think and understand clearly
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5.9
The ability to think clearly and understand difficult ideas
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3.5
A mind that thinks quickly and makes sensible decisions
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4.1
Practical cleverness for solving everyday problems
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The ability to think clearly and make decisions
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Mental ability to think and solve problems
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Ability to think quickly and clearly
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A skill that lets you think, learn, and remember information
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Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide
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How well a person gets new knowledge and skills from study or experience
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The ability to think quickly and act cleverly
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A quality of being very smart and thinking quickly
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The ability to use knowledge and experience wisely
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A group that collects and studies secret information about other countries and threats
- Formal
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The group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country
- Specialized
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Computer programs and machines that can learn and solve problems like a person
- Specialized
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A group that gathers and studies secret information for a government
- Specialized
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A person who works for the government to collect and report secret information about threats to the country
- Specialized
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A team in the armed forces that gathers and studies information for military plans
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A United States government organization that collects secret information about other countries
- Specialized
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Secret facts about an enemy or danger that governments use
- Specialized
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A person who secretly works for a government to get information about the country's safety
- Specialized
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A secret activity by a government to gather information about an enemy or threat
- Specialized
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A person who collects and studies information about threats for the government or military
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A part of the United States government that gives military information to help plan operations and buy weapons
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A part of the United States Army that gathers and studies information for military leaders
- Specialized
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The ability to notice, understand, and manage your own feelings and those of other people
- Specialized
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Actions to collect and study information about threats for military or security services
- Specialized
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A test that measures how well a person can think and solve problems
A Russian government agency that gathers information and carries out operations abroad
- Specialized
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Information about another country's armed forces that helps plan military actions
- Specialized
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Information you get by intercepting and studying electronic communications like phone calls and radio transmissions
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A United States law that requires courts to approve spying on foreign people or groups
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An official who led United States intelligence agencies and the Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005
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A secret United States court that allows electronic monitoring and searches for foreign intelligence
A government group in Iraq that gathers secret information and runs secret operations to protect the country
- Specialized
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A group in the armed forces that collects and studies information about enemy plans and troops
- Specialized
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Information people collect and study to help leaders plan long-term national or military actions
- Formal
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A United States Navy agency that gathers and studies information for security and operations
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United States government agency that makes and studies maps and satellite images for national security
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A group of US agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country
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3.9
A British government group that gathers secret information overseas and protects Britain from foreign spies
A group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country
- Specialized
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Being able to use and understand spoken and written words well
The main spy agency of Pakistan that gathers information inside and outside the country
A government group from another country that collects secret information
- Specialized
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A small secret group that watches places or people to gather information
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7.0
A part of the United States State Department that studies events abroad and advises diplomats
- Specialized
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Information about an enemy or area used to plan quick military and security actions
- Specialized
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Recent information about events that people share quickly because it is needed now
- Specialized
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A skill for understanding and solving problems without words
- Specialized
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Information about dangerous people or groups used to prevent attacks
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A government body that gathers and reports information to protect Canada
- Specialized
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Information from listening to and reading other people's messages without their knowledge, used by armies or governments to find threats
- Specialized
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Information about enemy forces and land needed to plan and carry out military actions
- Archaic
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Thinking ability that is much lower than most people's and shown by standard tests
- Specialized
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A computer program or device that notices and reacts to human feelings
- Specialized
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A low level of thinking ability just above a disability that affects learning and thinking, often allowing independent living
- Specialized
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Information about online threats and what attackers do used to stop cyber attacks
- Specialized
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People gather information by analyzing electronic signals from other countries like radars or radios
A Canadian government group that shares and coordinates crime information for police across the country
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The main government spy agency in Pakistan that gathers secret information about security
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A US Marine Corps unit that gathers and gives information for Marine missions worldwide
The part of the British government that plans, organizes, and pays for intelligence and security agencies
A part of the British government that protects the country from spies and other internal threats
A British government service that gathers secret information abroad and runs secret operations
A part of the U.S. Treasury that shares intelligence with officials who work on other countries' money and trade
A Canadian independent group that checks the security service to make sure it follows the law and protects people's rights
- Specialized
Information from automatic device measurements used to monitor and protect systems
- Jargon
Information from intercepted signals about foreign missile or space activity
- Jargon
Information about land, plants, roads, and buildings that helps plan military actions
How Intelligent
Surface Forms
Morphology
intelligence = intelligent (transparent) = intelligent + ence
Formed regularly from the adjective 'intelligent' with the noun-forming suffix '-ence', so the state or quality is directly derived.
Etymology
Intelligence comes from the old Latin verb intelligere, made of inter- 'between' and legere 'to choose or read', the same root you see in select. So, to have intelligence is like 'picking out' the right idea or solution and understanding it.