Translation
intelligence, cleverness
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Word origin
From Latin intelligentia, from intellegere ('to understand'), literally to choose between, from inter ('between') and legere ('to pick out').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- intellegere
- English cognates
- intelligence, intellect
Grammar
Examples
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His intelligence impresses everybody.
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Brains are not everything.
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This plan is short on cleverness.
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She sorted the problem out very cleverly.
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The intelligence of animals still surprises us.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 29, lesson 2: intelligence, alien, caractère and 6 more words.