intelligence is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation change

  • IPA (key): /ɪnˈtɛl.ɪˌd​ʒ͡əns/
  • (file)

Noun change

Singular
intelligence

Plural
intelligences

  1. (uncountable) Intelligence is the ability to think clearly and understand easily.
    The school has special classes for student of low intelligence.
  2. (uncountable) Intelligence is information that a government gets from its spies.
    US intelligence indicates changes in North Korea's military.

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