Intelligence and Sharpness

noun

• The ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience.
• A unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy.
  • synonyms: intelligence service, intelligence agency
• Secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy. )
  • usage: "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage"
  • synonyms: intelligence information
• Information about recent and important events.
  • usage: "they awaited news of the outcome"
  • synonyms: news, tidings, word
• The operation of gathering information about an enemy.
  • synonyms: intelligence activity, intelligence operation

• (n.) Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
• (n.) Information communicated; news; notice; advice.
• (n.) The capacity to know or understand; readiness of comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.
• (n.) Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study, research or experience; general information.
• (n.) The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.
• (n.) An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to pure spirits; as, a created intelligence.

(DoD) The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations. The term is also applied to the activity which results in the product and to the organizations engaged in such activity. See also acoustic intelligence; all-source intelligence; basic intelligence; combat intelligence; communications intelligence; critical intelligence; current intelligence; departmental intelligence; domestic intelligence; electronic intelligence; electro-optical intelligence; foreign intelligence; foreign instrumentation signals intelligence; general military intelligence; human resources intelligence; imagery intelligence; joint intelligence; laser intelligence; measurement and signature intelligence; medical intelligence; military intelligence; national intelligence; nuclear intelligence; open-source intelligence; operational intelligence; political intelligence; radar intelligence; scientific and technical intelligence; security intelligence; strategic intelligence; tactical intelligence; target intelligence; technical intelligence; technical operational intelligence; terrain intelligence.

noun

• A quick and penetrating intelligence.
  • usage: "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
  • synonyms: acuteness, acuity, keenness
• The attribute of urgency in tone of voice.
  • usage: "his voice had an edge to it"
  • synonyms: edge
• A strong odor or taste property.
  • usage: "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"
  • synonyms: pungency, bite, raciness
• The quality of being keenly and painfully felt.
  • usage: "the sharpness of her loss"
• Thinness of edge or fineness of point.
  • synonyms: keenness
• The quality of being sharp and clear.
  • synonyms: distinctness
• Harshness of manner.
  • synonyms: asperity

(n.) The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.