intelligent: Meaning and Definition of

in•tel•li•gent

1. having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
2. displaying or characterized by quickness of understanding, sound thought, or good judgment: an intelligent reply.
3. having the faculty of reasoning and understanding; possessing intelligence: intelligent beings in outer space.
4. pertaining to the ability to do data processing locally; smart:Cf. dumb (def. 8). An intelligent terminal can edit input before transmission to a host computer.
5. having understanding or knowledge (usually fol. by of&hasp;).