Hyphenation of intelligent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word intelligent? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of intelligent:

1.	Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree Is there intelligent life in the universe? An intelligent question
2.	Possessing sound knowledge Well-informed readers
3.	Exercising or showing good judgment Healthy scepticism A healthy fear of rattlesnakes The healthy attitude of French laws Healthy relations between labor and management An intelligent solution A sound approach to the problem Sound advice No sound explanation for his decision
4.	Endowed with the capacity to reason

Synonyms of intelligent:

adj	intelligent, agile, nimble, alert, apt, clever, brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip, bright, smart, incisive, keen, sharp, natural, born, innate, prehensile, scintillating, searching, trenchant, quick, ready, precocious, smart
adj	well-informed, sophisticated
adj	healthy, levelheaded, sound, reasonable, sensible
adj	reasoning, thinking, rational

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.