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/

• (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)

1. intelligence (capacity of mind)

   Synonyms: intelecto, discernimento, juízo, entendimento

   Antonyms: burrice, estupidez

2. (military, espionage) intelligence; intel (secret information about the enemy)
3. intelligence agency (governmental agency devoted to gathering information for national security)

Derived terms

• contrainteligência
• inteligência artificial

Related terms

• inteligente
• inteligibilidade
• inteligível