genius
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈdʒiːniəs/
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- Albert Einstein is often regarded as a true genius for his groundbreaking contributions to physics.
- recognized as a genius
- a creative genius
- a great genius
There is no great genius without a touch of madness.
- There is no great genius without a touch of madness.
- But my dad was a genius and he still is.
- Shall we call him artist or genius or Mystic or madman?
- Let's start with math and young prodigy and genius Carl Friedrich Gauss.
- For every prodigy who morphs into a genius, there are thousands who don't.
- Maradona on the pitch, a genius off the pitch, something else.
- I, he's, he is a legal genius and always worth listening to.
- And you know, if people say geniuses are kids with good parents.
- The equations become smarter than the genius who wrote them down.
- I have been forced to admit that Kanye is an genius now.
- He he, he's, he's a genius for one thing and all.
- So I became a genius on human beings.
- Then you would be being with a genius who's narcissistic.
- So it'd be like Neil degrasse Tyson's a genius like that kind of hyperbole.
Examples
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Professional development and genius bars run by students reside here and benefit the entire school.
Academic text (2015) -
So she is the creative genius behind Jones Rd.
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Well, let me ask you about your mind, your genius, your process.
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There is no great genius without a touch of madness.
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I mean, this is a testimony to the genius of this product.
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The final disposition of the greatest musical genius of all time is a complete mystery.
Academic text (2013) -
I believe statistics have proved that genius occurs most frequently in younger sons of large families.
Fiction book (1990) -
And it doesn't take a genius to grasp that.
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There's a fine line between genius and insanity.
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She was a modern-day genius.
Synonyms
393
3.4
A person who thinks of the main ideas for a plan
99
4.7
A person who is very skilled at a particular job or task
77
6.1
A person who plans and leads a difficult, clever project
71
7.0
A person who is very skilled and often admired at their job
65
4.5
A person who is very good at a particular activity
43
7.3
A person who is very skilled at something like math or computers
43
6.7
A young person who is very talented in one area and impresses people
31
8.2
A person who is very smart and good at solving hard problems
26
8.9
A person with very great knowledge or skill in one subject
25
6.5
A person who is very clever
17
8.6
A person who is very skilled at a task or subject
15
3.6
A person who thinks of new ideas and finds new ways to do things
12
8.0
A person with very great skill, often in music or art
8
8.9
A young person with great skill and success in one area
1
3.6
A person who has new ideas and finds new ways to solve problems
A very intelligent or talented person admired for great skill
A very smart person who is especially good in one subject
A very smart person who solves difficult problems quickly
Antonyms
Compounds
How Gifted
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6.7
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4.9
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3.7
446
1.0
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1.2
- Informal
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5.2
- Slur
Surface Forms
Etymology
Genius comes from an old Roman idea of a personal spirit that gives someone their nature and gifts. It is the same root as generate 'to create', so a modern genius is someone who seems to have a very strong inner creative power.