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intelligence

noun

in·​tel·​li·​gence in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)s How to pronounce intelligence (audio)
1
a(1)
: the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations : reason
also : the skilled use of reason
(2)
: the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria (such as tests)
c
: mental acuteness : shrewdness
b
Christian Science : the basic eternal quality of divine Mind
2
b
: information concerning an enemy or possible enemy or an area
also : an agency engaged in obtaining such information
3
: the act of understanding : comprehension
4
: the ability to perform computer functions
5
a
: intelligent minds or mind
cosmic intelligence
b
: an intelligent entity
especially : angel

Example Sentences

She impressed us with her superior intelligence. a person of average intelligence gathering intelligence about a neighboring country's activities
Recent Examples on the Web So much so that federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, which were reshaped to focus on international terrorism after 9/11, now see the threat of domestic violent extremism as equally urgent. Karen Matthews, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 Western intelligence agencies estimate that Russia lost tens of thousands of soldiers in the six months of the war and a vast amount of military equipment that the country is struggling to replace. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 In an important caveat, Cannon ruled that the intelligence agencies may proceed with ... Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 5 Sep. 2022 Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told lawmakers last week that the intelligence agencies would undertake that assessment. Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Markings indicated that some of the documents included information that had come from clandestine human sources and electronic eavesdropping—the most sensitive methods used by American intelligence agencies to collect information. David Rohde, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 Federal intelligence agencies are preparing to fight foreign election interference for the third election in a row. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Western intelligence agencies blamed all three attacks on Russian security services. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 The humiliations of Russia’s military have largely overshadowed the failures of the FSB and other intelligence agencies. Greg Miller And Catherine Belton, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin intelligentia, from intelligent-, intelligens intelligent

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

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The first known use of intelligence was in the 14th century

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