What is the meaning of intelligent?

adjective

  • Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.
    • usage: "is there intelligent life in the universe"; "an intelligent question"
  • Possessing sound knowledge.
    • usage: "well-informed readers"
  • Exercising or showing good judgment.
    • usage: "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
  • Endowed with the capacity to reason.
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