Noun: intelligence in'te-li-jun(t)s
- The ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
"Her high intelligence allowed her to excel in complex problem-solving tasks"
- Information about recent and important events
"they awaited intelligence of the outcome";
- news, tidings, word, intel [informal]
- Secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
"we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage";
- intelligence information
- The operation of gathering information about an enemy
"The spy conducted intelligence activities behind enemy lines"; "The covert intelligence operation provided crucial data on enemy troop movements";
- intelligence activity, intelligence operation
- A unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
"The intelligence agency intercepted communications from foreign operatives";
- intelligence service, intelligence agency
Derived forms: intelligences
See also: intelligent, stupid, unintelligent
Type of: ability, administrative body, administrative unit, gen [Brit, informal], info [informal], information, information gathering, power
Antonym: stupidity
Encyclopedia: Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaisance