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Definition of 'genius'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) genius
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, esp. as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
the genius of Mozart.

2.  genius
a person having such capacity.

3.  genius
natural ability; talent:
a genius for leadership.

4.  genius
distinctive character or spirit, as of a nation, period, or language.

5.  genius
the guardian spirit of a place, person, institution, etc.

6.  genius
a person who strongly influences for good or ill the character, conduct, or destiny of a person, place, or thing:
an evil genius.

Etymology: (1350–1400; < L: tutelary deity or genius of a person; cf. genus)

Definition of 'genius'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
"Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

2. (noun) brilliance, genius
unusual mental ability

3. (noun) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

4. (noun) genius, wizardry
exceptional creative ability

5. (noun) flair, genius
a natural talent
"he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"

Definition of 'genius'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) genius
an extremely intelligent person
Einstein was a genius.

2. genius
extreme intelligence
Her genius was undeniable.

Definition of 'genius'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) genius
a good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity; a supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. Jinnee

2. (noun) genius
the peculiar structure of mind with whoch each individual is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit; special taste, inclination, or disposition; as, a genius for history, for poetry, or painting

3. (noun) genius
peculiar character; animating spirit, as of a nation, a religion, a language

4. (noun) genius
distinguished mental superiority; uncommon intellectual power; especially, superior power of invention or origination of any kind, or of forming new combinations; as, a man of genius

5. (noun) genius
a man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of superior intellectual faculties; as, Shakespeare was a rare genius

Definitions of 'genius'

The Roycroft Dictionary

genius
1. One who offends his time, his country and his relatives; hence, any person whose birthday is celebrated throughout the world about one hundred years after he has been crucified, burned, ostracized or otherwise put to death.

2. One who stands at both ends of a perspective; simultaneity of sight; to be one's self plus; to be synonym and antonym to everything.

3. The ability to act wisely without precedent--the power to do the right thing for the first time.

4. A capacity for evading hard work.

Translation of 'genius'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a person who is very clever The new professor of mathematics has been described as a genius.
Afrikaans: genie	Arabic: عَبْقَري	Bulgarian: гений
Brazilian: gênio	Czech: génius	German: das Genie
Danish: geni	Greek: ιδιοφυΐα	Spanish: genio
Estonian: geenius	Farsi: نابغه	Finnish: nero
French: génie	Hebrew: גאון	Hindi: प्रतिभाशाली व्यक्ति, प्रत
Croatian: genij	Hungarian: zseni	Indonesian: pintar sekali, jenius
Icelandic: snillingur	Italian: genio	Japanese: 天才
Korean: 천재	Lithuanian: genijus	Latvian: ģēnijs
Malay: genius	Dutch: genie	Norwegian: geni
Polish: geniusz	Persian: نابغه	Pashto: نابغه ، دقوي او ذهين دماغ
Portuguese: génio	Romanian: geniu	Russian: гений
Slovak: génius	Slovenian: genij	Serbian: genije
Swedish: geni	Thai: อัจฉริยะ	Turkish: dâhi
Taiwanese: 天才	Ukrainian: геній	Urdu: غیر معمولی ذہنی
Vietnamese: thiên tài	Chinese: 天才
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