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Shining vs Intelligent - What's the difference?

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Shining is a related term of intelligent.


As adjectives the difference between shining and intelligent

is that shining is emitting light while intelligent is of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.

As a verb shining

is .

As a noun shining

is a bright emission of light; a gleam.

shining

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Emitting light.
  • *
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining , and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
  • Reflecting light.
  • Having a high polish or sheen.
  • Having exceptional merit.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bright emission of light; a gleam.

    • 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