How do you use the word "intelligence" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "intelligence" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "intelligence": To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence. Sometimes I doubt your intelligence.

Intelligence Meaning

/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.

Sentence Examples

To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.

Sometimes I doubt your intelligence.

She is known for her high intelligence and sharp critical thinking.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

None

Antonyms:

stupidity

CEFR Practice Quiz

The test measures a person's general ____ and problem-solving skills.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Working for a secret ____ agency requires a high level of discretion and multiple language skills.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English intelligence, from Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia, which is from inter- (“between”) + legere (“to choose, pick out, read”), from Proto-Italic *legō (“to care”). Doublet of intelligentsia.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Not so, however, with Tarzan, the man-child. His life amidst the dangers of the jungle had taught him to meet emergencies with self-confidence, and his higher intelligence resulted in a quickness of mental action far beyond the powers of the apes." — 1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 5, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, June 1914, →OCLC:

"Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits." — 2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:

"From a religious point of view, a bodhisattva with sharp faculties and great intelligence can cause a tremendous upheaval if he or she misuses that power under the influence of negative emotions, like attachment and hatred." — 2018, Dalai Lama, translated by Dhondup Tsering, Introduction to Buddhism, →ISBN, page 8:

"The great Intelligences fair That range above our mortal state, In circle round the blessed gate, Received and gave him welcome there." — 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto LXXXIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 118:

"The living intelligence, the Martian within the hood, was slain and splashed to the four winds of heaven, and the thing was now but a mere intricate device of metal whirling to destruction." — 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: Heinemann, page 102:

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