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Intelligent vs Brainy - What's the difference?

intelligent | brainy |

Brainy is a antonym of intelligent.

Brainy is a synonym of intelligent.



As adjectives the difference between intelligent and brainy

is that intelligent is of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright while brainy is very intellectually capable.

intelligent

English

Alternative forms

* entelligent

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
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  • , chapter=5, title= Pulling the Strings , passage=Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”}}
  • Well thought-out, well considered.
  • Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
  • Having the same level of brain power as mankind.
  • Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * stupid

    brainy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Very intellectually capable.
  • Synonyms

    * clever * smart * See also

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