intelligence

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

intelligence

borrowed from Latin intelligentia, "faculty of perceiving, understanding, intelligence," derived from intelligere ("to discern, grasp, understand"), a compound of the prefix inter- ("between") and the verb legere ("to gather, choose, read"). Etymologically, intelligence consists in making a choice, a selection.

Definitions

Plural

intelligences

Translations

  • germangerman:Verstand
  • englishenglish:aptitude
  • danishdanish:intelligens
  • spanishspanish:inteligencia
  • greekgreek:εξυπνάδα
  • italianitalian:intelligenza
  • dutchdutch:knapheid
  • polishpolish:inteligencja
  • portugueseportuguese:inteligência
  • swedishswedish:intelligens
  • turkishturkish:akıl

See also

intellectualiser (v.) intellectualisme (cn.) intellectualiste (adj.) désintellectualiser (v.) intellectif (adj.) intellection (cn.) intellect (cn.) intellectualité (cn.) intellectuel (adj.) intellectuel (cn.) anti-intellectualisme (cn.)