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• intelligent person — smart individual, educated person, bright person …   English contemporary dictionary

• An Intelligent Person's Guide to Atheism — An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Atheism is the first book by Daniel Harbour, an Oxford maths and philosophy graduate, who at the time of writing was working for a PhD in linguistics at MIT. Synopsis Rather than a history of atheism, as the title …   Wikipedia

• intelligent — 01. She is a very [intelligent] student, and is able to learn quickly. 02. Tonight s program focuses on the difference between human and ape forms of [intelligence]. 03. Parrots are [intelligent], sociable birds, and can become mentally ill if… …   Grammatical examples in English

• intelligent — in|tel|li|gent S3 [ınˈtelıdʒənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of intelligere, intellegere to understand , from inter ( INTER ) + legere to gather, choose ] 1.) an intelligent person has a high level of mental… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• intelligent */*/ — UK [ɪnˈtelɪdʒ(ə)nt] / US [ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt] adjective Other ways of saying intelligent: clever able to understand and learn things quickly: used especially in British English. In American English, clever often means not only intelligent but also… …   English dictionary

• intelligent, intellectual — An intelligent person is quick to comprehend and understand, has a high mental capacity, has the ability to reason clearly. An intellectual person has not only a high degree of understanding but also a clear, distinct, and active taste and… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• intelligent — in|tel|li|gent [ ın telıdʒənt ] adjective ** 1. ) good at thinking clearly and quickly, at understanding difficult ideas and subjects, and at gaining and using knowledge: SMART: Surely an intelligent person like you can deal with this? highly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• intelligent — adjective Etymology: Latin intelligent , intelligens, present participle of intelligere, intellegere to understand, from inter + legere to gather, select more at legend Date: 1509 1. a. having or indicating a high or satisfactory degree of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Person — • Discusses (1) the definition of person , especially with reference to the doctrine of the Incarnation; and (2) the use of the word persona and its Greek equivalents in connection with the Trinitarian disputes. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Intelligent Finance — (IF) is an offset bank operating in the United Kingdom, a division of Bank of Scotland plc which is part of HBOS plc. It was established as a division of Halifax plc in 2000 by Jim Spowart, who helped establish other direct financial services… …   Wikipedia

• intelligent — intelligent, intellectual As adjectives, these words both refer to the capacity of people to think. A person is intelligent who has quick understanding and an ability to apply thought processes effectively. (It is sometimes contrasted with clever …   Modern English usage