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Intelligence   /ɪntˈɛlədʒəns/   Listen
Intelligence

noun
1.
The ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience.
2.
A unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy.  Synonyms: intelligence agency, intelligence service.
3.
Secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy).  Synonym: intelligence information.
4.
Information about recent and important events.  Synonyms: news, tidings, word.
5.
The operation of gathering information about an enemy.  Synonyms: intelligence activity, intelligence operation.



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"Intelligence" Quotes from Famous Books



... she listened to this conversation, and she drew a sigh of relief when Carmen, sensing the futility of any attempt to impress her thought upon the young man, turned to topics which he could discuss with some degree of intelligence. ...
— Carmen Ariza • Charles Francis Stocking

... accordance with the principle of sufficient reason to which I have referred above. We know, however, that the idea, and, consequently, the beauty of a work of art, exist only for the perceptive intelligence which has freed itself from the domination of that principle. It is just here that we find the distinction between interest and beauty; as it is obvious that interest is part and parcel of the mental attitude which is governed by the principle, whereas beauty is always beyond ...
— The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Controversy • Arthur Schopenhauer

... Kay to her mecanicien, a very young man with eyes that looked positively ill with intelligence, and a way of snapping out "all right" when she spoke to him that would make Stan sit up with surprise if his ...
— Lady Betty Across the Water • Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

... of Ireland. He came to Passamaquoddy about 1770, settled there and was appointed a justice of the peace in 1774. He was a man of intelligence and ability, but apparently had not enjoyed the advantages of a liberal education. He had himself several encounters with the privateers. In 1778 his house was plundered while he was absent, and many of his possessions carried off, including the records of the Court of General Sessions of ...
— Glimpses of the Past - History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 • W. O. Raymond

... in the side of the tree, and Guapo continuing his sturdy blows, made the yellow chips fly out in showers. Of course the notch was cut on the side next the stream, so that the tree would fall in that direction. The beaver understands that much, and Guapo had considerably more intelligence than any beaver. ...
— Popular Adventure Tales • Mayne Reid


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