intelligent

Everyday

1. Able to learn, understand and think well and quickly. tree →
2. Showing good thinking (an intelligent answer, an intelligent choice). tree →
3. Of a machine or system: able to act in a smart way (intelligent software). tree →

In the lessons

Used about people, animals and machines: dolphins and crows are intelligent animals. In science, scientists study how intelligent animals solve problems. In stories it describes clever characters. Phrases: highly intelligent, an intelligent question, intelligent life (life able to think, on other planets).

Examples

• Crows are intelligent birds that can use tools. tree →
• That was an intelligent question, Maya. tree →
• My dog is so intelligent she can open the gate. tree →
• Scientists search for intelligent life in space. tree →
• Make an intelligent choice and wear a helmet. tree →
• Being intelligent is not the same as being kind. tree →
• The robot uses intelligent software to avoid walls. tree →
• ‘Do not fear,’ he answered; ‘she is too clever and intelligent to lose her way. tree →

Note

Spelling: two l's in the middle, ends in -ent (intelligent, not -ant). Noun: intelligence. Synonyms: clever, smart, bright. Trap: "intelligent" means able to think well; "intellectual" means interested in ideas and study.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Kalisch says the book teaches one first, self-existing, eternal cause of all things. In the primary lessons: Used about people, animals and machines: dolphins and crows are intelligent animals. In science, scientists study how intelligent animals solve problems. In stories it describes clever characters. Phrases: highly intelligent, an intelligent question, intelligent life (life able to think, on other planets).

Examples

• 1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Spelling: two l's in the middle, ends in -ent (intelligent, not -ant). Noun: intelligence. Synonyms: clever, smart, bright. Trap: "intelligent" means able to think well; "intellectual" means interested in ideas and study.