#intelligence  the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
  exclusion:  #stupidity
  supertype:  #ability.cognition  possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
  subtype:  #intellect__mind  knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"
  subtype:  #breadth__comprehensiveness__comprehensivenes  an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"
  subtype:  #nonverbal_intelligence__nonverbalintelligence  intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of language
  subtype:  #verbal_intelligence  intelligence in the use and comprehension of language
  subtype:  #brainpower__brain__learning_ability__mental_capacity__mentality__wit  mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
  subtype:  #mental_quickness__quickness__quicknes__quickwittednes  intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
  subtype:  #brilliance__genius  unusual mental ability
     subtype:  #pyrotechnics  brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)
  subtype:  #precociousness__precocity  intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
  subtype:  #acuity__acuteness__acutenes__sharpnes__keennes  a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
     subtype:  #steel_trap__steeltrap  an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well known sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap"
  subtype:  #cleverness__brightness__smartness__smartnes  intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
  subtype:  #shrewdness__astuteness__perspicacity__perspicaciousness__perspicaciousnes  intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
     subtype:  #craftiness__craft__cunning__foxines__slyness__wiliness  shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
     subtype:  #cunning  shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox"
     subtype:  #insightfulness__acumen  shrewdness shown by keen insight
     subtype:  #knowingness  shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
     subtype:  #street_smarts  a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment

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