Difference between Quick and Intelligent

What is the difference between Quick and Intelligent?

Quick as an adjective is moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. while Intelligent as an adjective is of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.

Quick

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: quickly

Part of speech: noun

Definition: raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. Occuring in a short time; happening or done rapidly. Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent. Mentally agile, alert, perceptive. Of temper: easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered. Alive, living. Pregnant, especially at the stage where the foetus's movements can be felt; figuratively, alive with some emotion or feeling. Of water: flowing. Burning, flammable, fiery.

Example sentence: A lot of critics are lazy. They don't want to look closely and analyze something for what it is. They take a quick first impression and then rush to compare it to something they've seen before.

Intelligent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.well thought-out, well consideredcharacterized by thoughtful interactionHaving the same level of brain power as mankind.

Example sentence: I love a man with a great sense of humor and who is intelligent - a man who has a great smile. He has to make me laugh. I like a man who is very ambitious and driven and who has a good heart and makes me feel safe. I like a man who is very strong and independent and confident - that is very sexy - but at the same time, he's very kind to people.

We hope you now know whether to use Quick or Intelligent in your sentence.

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