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(adj)
(simile, idiomatic) Very intelligent.
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(informal) Very intellectually capable.
Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.
Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
Furnished with sufficient, correct knowledge.
(n)
Thought; verbal noun of think.
Capable of reasoning.
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
Intelligently analytical and concise. (of a person or mental process)
Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
(of sleep) Quiet and deep.
Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
Attentive; awake; on guard.
Alternative spelling of level-headed. [(idiomatic) Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.]
Prepared for immediate action or use.
(of an investigation, etc.) Thorough.
Quick and light in movement or action.
Highly intelligent.
(zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
(figurative) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
(figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe.
(informal, chiefly US) intelligence; smartness
Of a person, displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.
Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
(adv)
In a smart manner.
(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
Educated or informed.
Practically wise, judicious, shrewd.
In a wise manner; using good judgement.
Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.
Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
Shrewd or crafty.
Instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education.
With knowledge of all relevant facts.
Having meaning, significant.
Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.
Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking.
Clear; effective.
(idiomatic) That attracts the attention; attention-grabbing.
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
Intelligently directed to a purpose.
(chiefly in combination) planned
Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
(uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
At or close to the state of the art.
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
Slender; thin.
Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful
Not wise; lacking wisdom
(video games) Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.
(mobile telephony) A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.
(informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.
Possessing insight; percipient.
Alternative spelling of quickwitted. [Mentally keen and alert.]
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
a learned or scholarly person
Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
Not intelligent.
Clever; amusingly ingenious.
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings; empathic.
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
(figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
Having a lively or creative imagination.
Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.
Possessing skill; skilled.
Having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.
Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.
Endowed with one or more talents.
Fluently persuasive and articulate.
Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous, furious.
(of a person) Tending to socialize or be social.
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
Showing or expressing empathy.
Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.