inteligência

See also: inteligencia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

intelligência (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin intellegentia (“intelligence”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.te.liˈʒẽ.si.ɐ/ [ĩ.te.liˈʒẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.te.liˈʒẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.te.liˈʒẽ.si.a/ [ĩ.te.liˈʒẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.te.liˈʒẽ.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨ.liˈʒẽ.sjɐ/

Hyphenation: in‧te‧li‧gên‧ci‧a

Noun

inteligência f (usually uncountable, plural inteligências)

intelligence (capacity of mind)
Synonyms: intelecto, discernimento, juízo, entendimento

Antonyms: burrice, estupidez
(military, espionage) intelligence; intel (secret information about the enemy)
intelligence agency (governmental agency devoted to gathering information for national security)

Derived terms

inteligência artificial

Related terms

inteligente
inteligibilidade
inteligível

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