Genius

Quick meaning: Genius is a noun meaning (uncountable) Extraordinary mental capacity.

Meaning

(uncountable) Extraordinary mental capacity.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
2. (countable, Roman mythology, also figuratively) The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
3. (informal) Ingenious, brilliant, very clever, or original.
4. (countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.

Example Sentences

a work of genius

She's a genius; she won a Nobel Prize at fifteen!

to add a dash of cinnamon amid such umami was pure genius

and the genius of the place: the growing enthusiasm for codified standards in the Army and Navy

Word Forms

• geniuses
• genii

Synonyms for genius

Depending on context, synonyms include brain, brainbox, brainiac, Einstein, egghead, intellectual.

Antonyms for genius

Common opposites include idiot.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mastermind, wiz, flair, hotshot, adept, maven.

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