nonintelligence

noun, adj — 2 senses

nonintelligence

noun

Etymology From non- + intelligence.

1

Absence of intelligence (thinking faculty).

  • To understand nonintelligence, I had to become intelligent.1990, Hélène Cixous, Clarice Lispector, Reading with Clarice Lispector:
  • 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:

nonintelligence

adj

Etymology From non- + intelligence.

1

Not relating to intelligence or espionage.

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