Intelligence
Intelligence
#498. Intelligence. Wisdom. -- N. intelligence, capacity,
comprehension, understanding; cuteness, sabe * [obs][U.S.], savvy *
[U.S.]; intellect &c. 450; nous[Fr], parts, sagacity, mother wit, wit,
esprit, gumption, quick parts, grasp of intellect; acuteness &c. adj.;
acumen, subtlety, penetration, perspicacy[obs], perspicacity; discernment,
due sense of, good judgment; discrimination &c. 465; cunning &c. 702;
refinement &c. (taste) 850.
- head, brains, headpiece, upper story, long head; eagle eye, eagle-
glance; eye of a lynx, eye of a hawk.
- wisdom, sapience, sense; good sense, common sense, horse sense [U.S.],
plain sense; rationality, reason; reasonableness &c. adj; judgment;
solidity, depth, profundity, caliber; enlarged views; reach of thought,
compass of thought; enlargement of mind.
- genius, inspiration, geist[Ger], fire of genius, heaven-born genius,
soul; talent &c. (aptitude) 698.
- [Wisdom in action] prudence &c. 864; vigilance &c. 459; tact &c. 698;
foresight &c. 510; sobriety, self-possession, aplomb, ballast.
- a bright thought, not a bad idea.
- Solomon-like wisdom.
- V. be -intelligent &c. adj.; have all one's wits about one; understand
&c. (intelligible) 518; catch an idea, take in an idea; take a joke, take
a hint.
- see through, see at a glance, see with half an eye, see far into, see
through a millstone; penetrate; discern &c. (descry) 441; foresee &c. 510.
- discriminate &c. 465; know what's what &c. 698; listen to reason.
- Adj. intelligent[Applied to persons], quick of apprehension, keen,
acute, alive, brainy, awake, bright, quick, sharp; quick witted, keen
witted, clear witted, sharp- eyed, sharp sighted, sharp witted; wide-awake;
canny, shrewd, astute; clear-headed; farsighted &c. 510; discerning,
perspicacious, penetrating, piercing; argute[obs]; quick-witted, nimble-
witted, needle-witted; sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack; alive to &c
(cognizant) 490; clever &c. (apt) 698; arch &c. (cunning) 702; pas si
bete[Fr]; acute &c. 682.
- wise, sage, sapient, sagacious, reasonable, rational, sound, in one's
right mind, sensible, abnormis sapiens[Lat], judicious, strong-minded.
- unprejudiced, unbiased, unbigoted[obs], unprepossessed[obs];
undazzled[obs], unperplexed[obs]; unwarped judgment[obs], impartial,
equitable, fair.
- cool; cool-headed, long-headed, hardheaded, strong-headed; long-
sighted, calculating, thoughtful, reflecting; solid, deep, profound.
- oracular; heaven-directed, heaven-born.
- prudent &c. (cautious) 864; sober, stand, solid; considerate, politic,
wise in one's generation; watchful &c. 459; provident &c. (prepared) 673; in
advance of one' age; wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon.
- [Applied to actions] wise, sensible, reasonable, judicious; well-
thought-out, well-planned, well-judged, well-advised; prudent, politic;
expedient &c. 646.
- Phr. aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportet[Lat]; "but with the morning
cool reflection came" [Scott]; flosculi sententiarum[Lat]; les affaires
font les hommes[Fr]; mas vale saber que haber[Sp]; mas vale ser necio que
profiadol nemo solus sapit [Lat][Plautus]; nosce te[Lat]; [Grk]; nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit
[Lat][Seneca, from Aristotle]; sapere aude [Lat][Horace]; victrix fortunae
sapientia [Lat][Juvenal].