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   In·tel·li·gence

   /inˈteləj(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills: "an eminent man of great intelligence" Similar intellectual/mental capacityintellectmindbrainbrainsbrainpowerpowers of reasoningjudgmentreasonreasoningunderstandingcomprehensionacumenwitsenseinsightperceptivenessperceptionperspicaciousnessperspicacitypenetrationdiscernmentsharpnessquickness of mindquick-wittednesssmartnesscanninessastutenessintuitionacuityalertnessclevernessbrillianceaptnessabilitygiftednesstalentinformal:braininessOpposite stupidity
   • ▪ a person or being with the ability to acquire and apply knowledge: "extraterrestrial intelligences"
   • 2. the collection of information of military or political value: "the chief of military intelligence" Similar information gatheringsurveillanceobservationreconnaissancespyingespionageundercover workinfiltrationELINTcyberespionagehumintinformal:recon
   • ▪ people employed in the collection of military or political information: "French intelligence has been able to secure numerous local informers"
   • ▪ military or political information: "the gathering of intelligence" Similar informationfactsdetailsparticularsdatafiguresstatisticsknowledgereport(s)informal:infodopedeetsgen
   • ▪ information in general; news. archaic Similar informationfactsdetailsparticularsdatafiguresstatisticsknowledgereport(s)informal:infodopedeetsgen

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin intelligentia, from intelligere ‘understand’ (see intelligent).

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