Added 9 October 2026
intelligence
/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ noun
In Latin: ingenium, intelligentia Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about intelligence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
intelligence quotient
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An individual's expected relative performance in a cognitive test.
intelligence quotient
- The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.
Origin
From Middle English intelligence, from Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia, which is most likely from inter- (“between”) + legere (“to choose, pick out, read”). Doublet of intelligentsia.
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