emotional intelligence

noun

The ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.

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Meanings

nounemotional intelligence (countable and uncountable, plural emotional intelligences)

plural emotional intelligences

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.

    The concepts of emotional intelligence (EI), self-worth, authenticity and employee meditation rooms might conjure up thoughts of new age healing centers.

    2011 November 9, Susanne Gargiulo, “Emotional intelligence in the workplace”, in CNN

    Synonyms: EI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.

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EI

Translations

Basque adimen emozional
  • adimen emozionalability
Bulgarian емоционална интелигентност
  • емоционална интелигентност (emocionalna inteligentnost)ability
Catalan intel·ligència emocional
  • intel·ligència emocionalability
Chinese Mandarin 情緒商數 /情绪商数
  • 情緒商數 /情绪商数ability
Czech emoční inteligence
  • emoční inteligenceability
Danish følelsesmæssig intelligens
  • følelsesmæssig intelligensability
Dutch emotionele intelligentie
  • emotionele intelligentieability
Esperanto emocia intelekto
  • emocia intelektoability
Estonian emotsionaalne intelligentsus
  • emotsionaalne intelligentsusability
Finnish tunneäly
  • tunneälyability
French intelligence émotionnelle
  • intelligence émotionnelleability
German emotionale Intelligenz
  • emotionale Intelligenzability
Greek συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη
  • συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη (synaisthimatikí noïmosýni)ability
Hindi संवेगात्मक बुद्धि
  • संवेगात्मक बुद्धि (samvegātmak buddhi)ability
Hungarian érzelmi intelligencia
  • érzelmi intelligenciaability
Indonesian kecerdasan emosional
  • kecerdasan emosionalability
Italian intelligenza emotiva
  • intelligenza emotivaability
Japanese 心の知能指数
  • 心の知能指数ability
Korean 감정지능
  • 감정지능 (gamjeongjineung)ability
Lithuanian emocinis intelektas
  • emocinis intelektasability
Persian هوش هیجانی
  • هوش هیجانیability
Polish inteligencja emocjonalna
  • inteligencja emocjonalnaability
Portuguese inteligência emocional
  • inteligência emocionalability
Romanian inteligență emoțională
  • inteligență emoționalăability
Russian эмоциона́льный интелле́кт
  • эмоциона́льный интелле́кт (emocionálʹnyj intellékt)ability
Slovak emocionálna inteligencia
  • emocionálna inteligenciaability
Spanish inteligencia emocional
  • inteligencia emocionalability
Swedish emotionell intelligenskvot
  • emotionell intelligenskvotability
Tamil உணர்வுசார் நுண்ணறிவு
  • உணர்வுசார் நுண்ணறிவு (uṇarvucār nuṇṇaṟivu)ability
Thai ความฉลาดทางอารมณ์
  • ความฉลาดทางอารมณ์ability
Turkish duygusal zeka
  • duygusal zekaability
Ukrainian емоційний інтелект
  • емоційний інтелект (emocijnyj intelekt)ability
Vietnamese trí tuệ xúc cảm
  • trí tuệ xúc cảmability
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APA

emotional intelligence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotional%20intelligence

MLA

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Chicago

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