intelligence
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
intelligenceborrowed 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
german:Verstand
english:aptitude
danish:intelligens
spanish:inteligencia
greek:εξυπνάδα
italian:intelligenza
dutch:knapheid
polish:inteligencja
portuguese:inteligência
swedish:intelligens
turkish: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.)