"IQ" meaning in English

See IQ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌaɪ ˈkjuː/ Forms: more IQ [comparative], most IQ [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} IQ (comparative more IQ, superlative most IQ)
  1. (slang) Smart, intelligent. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-IQ-en-adj-SWx1qw9l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: I.Q.

Noun

IPA: /ˌaɪ ˈkjuː/ Forms: IQs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} IQ (countable and uncountable, plural IQs)
  1. Initialism of intelligence quotient. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: intelligence quotient Translations (abbreviation of intelligence quotient): QI (Catalan), 智商 (zhìshāng) (Chinese Mandarin), IQ [neuter] (Dutch), IK (Esperanto), ÄO (Finnish), QI [masculine] (French), IQ (German), ΔΝ (DN) (Greek), QI (Italian), IQ (IQ) (Japanese), アイ・キュー (ai-kyū) (Japanese), КИ (KI) (Macedonian), IQ [neuter] (Polish), QI [masculine] (Portuguese), IQ [masculine] (Russian), ай-кью́ (aj-kʹjú) [masculine] (Russian), CI [masculine] (Spanish), IQ [common-gender, neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-IQ-en-noun-bsFBm8Fx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 43 22 17 Disambiguation of 'abbreviation of intelligence quotient': 85 8 7
  2. (photography) Initialism of image quality. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: image quality Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-IQ-en-noun-cjDh91bu Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  3. Initialism of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit traditional knowledge). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (extra: Inuit traditional knowledge)
    Sense id: en-IQ-en-noun-pG05ngWp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: I.Q. Derived forms: Eye-Q

Inflected forms

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