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Resourceful vs Intelligent - What's the difference?

resourceful | intelligent |

As adjectives the difference between resourceful and intelligent

is that resourceful is capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently while intelligent is of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.

resourceful

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.
  • With a resourceful use of space and a fresh coat of paint, the room became a pleasant library with a comfortable seating area.

    Derived terms

    * resourcefulness

    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

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * stupid