intelligent
adjective
[ ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)nt ]
• having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level.
• "Anna is intelligent and hard-working"
Similar:
clever,
bright,
brilliant,
sharp,
quick,
quick-witted,
quick on the uptake,
smart,
canny,
astute,
intuitive,
thinking,
acute,
alert,
keen,
insightful,
perceptive,
perspicacious,
penetrating,
discerning,
ingenious,
inventive,
knowledgeable,
apt,
able,
gifted,
talented,
brainy,
genius,
there are no flies on …,
know how many beans make five,
whip-smart,
rational,
capable of thought,
higher-order,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin intelligent- ‘understanding’, from the verb intelligere, variant of intellegere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’.
