Definitions for Intelligence
ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒənsin·tel·li·gence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intelligencenoun

   the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

2. intelligence, intelligence service, intelligence agencynoun

   a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

3. intelligence, intelligence informationnoun

   secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)

   "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage"

4. news, intelligence, tidings, wordnoun

   information about recent and important events

   "they awaited news of the outcome"

5. intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operationnoun

   the operation of gathering information about an enemy

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intelligencenoun

   (Mil.) The division within a military organization that gathers and evaluates information about an enemy.

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. intelligencenoun

   Capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to learn and comprehend.

2. intelligencenoun

   An entity that has such capacities.

3. intelligencenoun

   Information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

4. intelligencenoun

   A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

5. Etymology: From intelligence.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intelligence, Intelligencynoun

   Etymology: intelligence, French; intelligentia, Latin.

   1. Commerce of information; notice; mutual communication; account of things distant or secret.

   It was perceived there had not been in the catholicks, either at Armenia or at Seleucia, so much foresight as to provide that true intelligence might pass between them of what was done. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   A mankind witch! hence with her, out of door!
   A most intelligency bawd! William Shakespeare.

   He furnished his employed men liberally with money, to draw on and reward intelligences; giving them also in charge to advertise continually what they found. Francis Bacon, H. VII.

   The advertisements of neighbour princes are always to be regarded, for that they receive intelligence from better authors than persons of inferior note. John Hayward.

   Let all the passages
   Be well secur'd, that no intelligence
   May pass between the prince and them. John Denham, Sophy.

   Those tales had been sung to lull children asleep, before ever Berosus set up his intelligence office at Coos. Richard Bentley.

   2. Commerce of acquaintance; terms on which men live one with another.

   Factious followers are worse to be liked, which follow not upon affection to him with whom they range themselves; whereupon commonly ensueth that ill intelligence that we see between great personages. Francis Bacon.

   He lived rather in a fair intelligence than any friendship with the favourites. Edward Hyde.

   3. Spirit; unbodied mind.

   How fully hast thou satisfied me, pure
   Intelligence of heav'n, angel! John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   There are divers ranks of created beings intermediate between the glorious God and man, as the glorious angels and created intelligences. Matthew Hale.

   They hoped to get the favour of the houses, and by the favour of the houses they hoped for that of the intelligencies, and by their favour for that of the supreme God. Edward Stillingfleet.

   The regularity of motion, visible in the great variety and curiosity of bodies, is a demonstration that the whole mass of matter is under the conduct of a mighty intelligence. Collier.

   Satan, appearing like a cherub to Uriel, the intelligence of the sun circumvented him even in his own province. Dryden.

   4. Understanding; skill.

   Heaps of huge words, up hoarded hideously,
   They think to be chief praise of poetry;
   And thereby wanting due intelligence,
   Have marr'd the face of goodly poesie. Edmund Spenser.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intelligence

   Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. More generally, it can be described as the ability to perceive or infer information, and to retain it as knowledge to be applied towards adaptive behaviors within an environment or context. Intelligence is most often studied in humans but has also been observed in both non-human animals and in plants despite controversy as to whether some of these forms of life exhibit intelligence. Intelligence in computers or other machines is called artificial intelligence.

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1. intelligence

   Intelligence is a multidimensional attribute that encompasses the ability to understand complex ideas, learn from experiences, exercise critical thinking, adapt effectively to new situations, engage in various types of reasoning, overcome challenges, and utilize knowledge to manipulate one’s surroundings effectively. It often includes cognitive functions such as perception, learning, memory, judgment, and problem-solving.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intelligencenoun

   the act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding

2. Intelligencenoun

   the capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment

3. Intelligencenoun

   information communicated; news; notice; advice

4. Intelligencenoun

   acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity

5. Intelligencenoun

   knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study, research, or experience; general information

6. Intelligencenoun

   an intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to pure spirits; as, a created intelligence

7. Etymology: [F. intelligence, L. intelligentia, intellegentia. See Intelligent.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Intelligence

   Intelligence has been defined in many different ways including, but not limited to, abstract thought, understanding, self-awareness, communication, reasoning, learning, having emotional knowledge, retaining, planning, and problem solving. Intelligence is most widely studied in humans, but has also been observed in animals and in plants. Artificial intelligence is the simulation of intelligence in machines. Within the discipline of psychology, various approaches to human intelligence have been adopted. The psychometric approach is especially familiar to the general public, as well as being the most researched and by far the most widely used in practical settings.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intelligence

   The grand inquisitor that tortures from every truth the confession that it lies, and from every lie a confession of its divine necessity.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Intelligence

   The ability to learn and to deal with new situations and to deal effectively with tasks involving abstractions.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intelligence

   The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations. The term is also applied to the activity which results in the product and to the organizations engaged in such activity. See also acoustic intelligence; all-source intelligence; basic intelligence; combat intelligence; communications intelligence; critical intelligence; current intelligence; departmental intelligence; domestic intelligence; electronic intelligence; electro-optical intelligence; foreign intelligence; foreign instrumentation signals intelligence; general military intelligence; human resources intelligence; imagery intelligence; joint intelligence; laser intelligence; measurement and signature intelligence; medical intelligence; military intelligence; national intelligence; nuclear intelligence; open-source intelligence; operational intelligence; political intelligence; radar intelligence; scientific and technical intelligence; security intelligence; strategic intelligence; tactical intelligence; target intelligence; technical intelligence; technical operational intelligence; terrain intelligence.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intelligence

   A form of data, facts, information, proof, research and statistics.

   They used the intelligence to reason efficiently and logically.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 11, 2020  

2. ---

   intelligence

   The ability to feel, know and understand intuitively.

   Intelligence is a gift, to be used wisely.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 11, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Ability
   • Administrative Unit
   • Information
   • Information Gathering

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Intelligence' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2833

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Intelligence' in Nouns Frequency: #1230

How to pronounce Intelligence?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Intelligence in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Intelligence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Intelligence in a Sentence

1. Mickey Mehta:

   TVs have become smart and humans have become stupid. Dependence on technology is rendering a human depleted of inner intelligence. With mechanization man has learnt to become mechanical. Don't get completely programmed and be digitized, switch on internally, become intelligent, internalize and MickeyMize.

2. Gen Alfred Gray, USMC:

   Communications without intelligence is noise; Intelligence without communications is irrelevant.

3. Joe Biden:

   What value is giving him an intelligence briefing ? what impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something ?

4. United States:

   The action today is being taken to ensure the safety and welfare of our military personnel working throughout the region and to protect our national interests, we will continue to monitor the situation diligently and make adjustments to force levels as necessary given intelligence reporting and credible threats.

5. John Cohen:

   They're using intelligence, driving an understanding of the behavioral indicators associated with terrorists and others involved in illegal activity and using that to identify potentially high-risk travelers, it's not meant to be a tool leading to detention or arrest.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Intelligence
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Intelligence
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intelligence
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Intelligence
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Intelligence
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Intelligence
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Intelligence
10. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
    https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf