inteligente

intelligent, clever

adjective een-teh-lee-HEN-teh Less Common

Origin: From Latin intelligens (inter + legere 'to choose between').

Usage Note

Inteligente is invariable for gender: un chico inteligente, una chica inteligente. It is a safer compliment than listo, which also means 'clever' but can imply cunning or slyness. The noun la inteligencia means 'intelligence'; the phrase inteligencia artificial ('artificial intelligence') is now widely used and abbreviated IA in Spanish (not 'AI').

Examples

"Eres la persona más inteligente que conozco."

Natural Translation

You are the most intelligent person I know.

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