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emotional intelligence

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: inteligjenca emocionale — ability
  • Armenian: էմոցիոնալ ինտելեկտ (ēmocʻional intelekt) — ability
  • Azerbaijani: emosional zəka — ability
  • Basque: adimen emozional — ability
  • Bulgarian: емоционална интелигентност (emocionalna inteligentnost) — ability
  • Catalan: intel·ligència emocional — ability
  • Chinese Mandarin: 情緒商數 /情绪商数 — ability
  • Czech: emoční inteligence — ability
  • Danish: følelsesmæssig intelligens — ability
  • Dutch: emotionele intelligentie — ability
  • Esperanto: emocia intelekto — ability
  • Estonian: emotsionaalne intelligentsus — ability
  • Finnish: tunneäly — ability
  • French: intelligence émotionnelle — ability
  • German: emotionale Intelligenz — ability
  • Greek: συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη (synaisthimatikí noïmosýni) — ability
  • Hindi: संवेगात्मक बुद्धि (samvegātmak buddhi) — ability
  • Hungarian: érzelmi intelligencia — ability
  • Indonesian: kecerdasan emosional — ability
  • Italian: intelligenza emotiva — ability
  • Japanese: 心の知能指数 — ability
  • Kannada: ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆ (bhāvanātmaka buddhivantike) — ability
  • Korean: 감정지능 (gamjeongjineung) — ability
  • Lithuanian: emocinis intelektas — ability
  • Persian: هوش هیجانی — ability
  • Polish: inteligencja emocjonalna — ability
  • Portuguese: inteligência emocional — ability
  • Romanian: inteligență emoțională — ability
  • Russian: эмоциона́льный интелле́кт (emocionálʹnyj intellékt) — ability
  • Serbo-Croatian: emocionalna inteligencija — ability
  • Slovak: emocionálna inteligencia — ability
  • Spanish: inteligencia emocional — ability
  • Swedish: emotionell intelligenskvot — ability
  • Tamil: உணர்வுசார் நுண்ணறிவு (uṇarvucār nuṇṇaṟivu) — ability
  • Thai: ความฉลาดทางอารมณ์ — ability
  • Turkish: duygusal zeka — ability
  • Ukrainian: емоційний інтелект (emocijnyj intelekt) — ability
  • Vietnamese: trí tuệ xúc cảm — ability