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Definitions for emotional intelligence
emo·tion·al in·tel·li·gence

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  1. emotional intelligencenoun

    The ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.

Wikidata

  1. Emotional intelligence

    Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. It can be divided into ability EI and trait EI. Criticisms have centered on whether EI is a real intelligence and whether it has incremental validity over IQ and the Big Five personality traits.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Emotional Intelligence

    The ability to understand and manage emotions and to use emotional knowledge to enhance thought and deal effectively with tasks. Components of emotional intelligence include empathy, self-motivation, self-awareness, self-regulation, and social skill. Emotional intelligence is a measurement of one's ability to socialize or relate to others.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of emotional intelligence in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of emotional intelligence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of emotional intelligence in a Sentence

  1. Stewart Pearce:

    Harry is an agent of change. He’s a voice of liberation. He speaks with passion and clarity. I feel there’s a tremendous emotional intelligence there. This is a young man who expressed himself after many years of silence, after many years of pushing the anger of his mother’s death down inside. The very fact that he’s become so open about the challenges he’s experienced regarding his mental health is extraordinary. It will encourage other people to speak out about their own challenges.

  2. Eric Adams:

    Keechant Sewell is a proven crime fighter with the experience and emotional intelligence to deliver both the safety New Yorkers need and the justice they deserve, chief Sewell will wake up every day laser-focused on keeping New Yorkers safe and improving New York City, and I am thrilled to have New Yorkers at the helm of the NYPD.

  3. Stewart Pearce:

    I completely celebrate him and totally support what’s taken place, harry is an agent of change. He’s a voice of liberation. He speaks with passion and clarity. I feel there’s a tremendous emotional intelligence there. This is a young man who expressed himself after many years of silence, after many years of pushing the anger of his mother’s death down inside. The very fact that he’s become so open about the challenges he’s experienced regarding his mental health is extraordinary. It will encourage other people to speak out about their own challenges.


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  • الذكاء العاطفيArabic
  • inteligencia emocionalSpanish
  • உணர்வுசார் நுண்ணறிவுTamil
  • 情商Chinese

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