nonintelligence

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noun

Absence of intelligence (thinking faculty).

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Meanings

nounnonintelligence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of intelligence (thinking faculty).

    To understand nonintelligence, I had to become intelligent.

    1990, Hélène Cixous, Clarice Lispector, Reading with Clarice Lispector
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    I drew that conclusion largely from the fumbling nonintelligence (relatively speaking) of men and all sentient creatures.

    1997, Theodore Dreiser, Franklin Booth, A Hoosier holiday
adjectivenonintelligence (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot relating to intelligence or espionage.

Origin

From non- + intelligence.

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APA

nonintelligence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonintelligence

MLA

“nonintelligence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonintelligence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonintelligence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonintelligence.

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