#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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