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Meaning of 'intelligent'
Meaning of 'intelligent' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Intelligent 
[ a.]
- Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason;
as, man is an intelligent being. [ a.]- Possessed of intelligence, education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; marked by intelligence; as, an intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer.
- Gognizant; aware; communicate.
Meaning of 'intelligent' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. intelligent [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
- having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
Example in sentence:
- an intelligent question;
- is there intelligent life in the universe?
2. intelligent [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- exercising or showing good judgment
- exercising or showing good judgment
Example in sentence:
- a healthy fear of rattlesnakes;
- a sound approach to the problem;
- an intelligent solution;
- healthy relations between labor and management;
- healthy scepticism;
- no sound explanation for his decision;
- sound advice;
- the healthy attitude of French laws
Meaning (3):
- possessing sound knowledge
- possessing sound knowledge
Example in sentence:
- well-informed readers
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