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Intellective vs Intelligent - What's the difference?

intellective | intelligent |

As adjectives the difference between intellective and intelligent

is that intellective is of, related to, or caused by the intellect while intelligent is of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.

intellective

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, related to, or caused by the intellect.
  • * 2000 , Thomas Albert Sebeok, Marcel Danesi, The Forms of Meaning: Modeling Systems Theory and Semiotic Analysis ,
    • Intellective''' codes'' are those that have been designed to organize knowledge about some field, functioning as mental templates for understanding the world. A perfect example of an ' intellective code is that of trigonometry,
  • Having the capacity to reason and understand.
  • * 1907 , , Volume 1: Aachen–Assize,
    • It is to be found in the seventh anathema of Pope Damasus in the Council of Rome, 381. "We pronounce anathema against them who say that the Word of God is in the human flesh in lieu and place of the human rational and intellective''' soul. For, the Word of God is the Son Himself. Neither did He come in the flesh to replace, but rather to assume and preserve from sin and save the rational and '''intellective soul of man."
  • * 2000 , James B. Reichmann, Evolution, Animal 'Rights,' and The Environment , CUA Press (2000), ISBN 0813209544, page 219:
    • The human is, after all, the only truly intellective animal, and the language he employs is, as Bickerton observes, like no other form of animal communication.

    intelligent

    English

    Alternative forms

    * entelligent

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1927, author= F. E. Penny
    • , 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

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    Antonyms

    * stupid