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INTELLIGENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The operation of gathering information about an enemy
Synonyms:
intelligence; intelligence activity; intelligence operation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("intelligence" is a kind of...):
information gathering (the act of collecting information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intelligence"):
spying; undercover work (the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes)
current intelligence (intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation)
combat intelligence; tactical intelligence (intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations)
strategic intelligence (intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels)
SIGINT; signals intelligence (intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence)
clandestine operation (an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment)
overt operation (the collection of intelligence openly without concealment)
reconnaissance; reconnaissance mission (the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy))
counterintelligence (intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("intelligence" is a kind of...):
ability; power (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
Attribute:
intelligent (having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree)
stupid; unintelligent (lacking intelligence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intelligence"):
marbles; wits (the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception)
astuteness; perspicaciousness; perspicacity; shrewdness (intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings))
brightness; cleverness; smartness (intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty)
acuity; acuteness; keenness; sharpness (a quick and penetrating intelligence)
precociousness; precocity (intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules)
brilliance; genius (unusual mental ability)
mental dexterity; nimbleness (intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind)
mental quickness; quick-wittedness; quickness (intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay)
verbal intelligence (intelligence in the use and comprehension of language)
nonverbal intelligence (intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of language)
intellect; mind (knowledge and intellectual ability)
breadth; comprehensiveness; largeness (the capacity to understand a broad range of topics)
brain; brainpower; learning ability; mental capacity; mentality; wit (mental ability)
Antonym:
stupidity (a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience)
Derivation:
intelligent (having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree)
intelligent (endowed with the capacity to reason)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Information about recent and important events
Example:
they awaited news of the outcome
Synonyms:
intelligence; news; tidings; word
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("intelligence" is a kind of...):
info; information (a message received and understood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intelligence"):
good word (good news)
latest (the most recent news or development)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
Example:
we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage
Synonyms:
intelligence; intelligence information
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("intelligence" is a kind of...):
info; information (a message received and understood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intelligence"):
military intelligence (information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
Synonyms:
intelligence; intelligence agency; intelligence service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("intelligence" is a kind of...):
administrative body; administrative unit (a unit with administrative responsibilities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intelligence"):
military intelligence; military intelligence agency (an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value)
United States intelligence agency (an intelligence service in the United States)
IC; Intelligence Community; National Intelligence Community; United States Intelligence Community (a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence)
international intelligence agency (an intelligence agency outside the United States)
Context examples:
This was strange and unexpected intelligence; what could it mean?
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Well, Watson, I will not offend your intelligence by explaining what is obvious.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He congratulated him warmly, and confessed that he had always underrated his intelligence.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Suddenly, however, a flash of intelligence had come over his sodden features, and he rose and staggered for the door.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Higher intelligence in childhood is associated with a lower lifetime risk of major causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, smoking related cancers, respiratory disease and dementia.
(Higher IQ in Childhood Linked to Longer Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Given what we currently know about intelligence, an interplay of both processes seems most likely.
(Smart People Have Better Connected Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Here was an intelligence, a living man for him to look up to.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Attention training improves intelligence and brain function of children.
(Study reveals attention training improves intelligence and brain function of children, University of Granada)
Scientists think their findings prove animal intelligence doesn't always have to rely on a larger number of neurons.
(Scientists Discover Bees Can Count Using Only Four Brain Cells, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This Mrs. Younge was, he knew, intimately acquainted with Wickham; and he went to her for intelligence of him as soon as he got to town.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
