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superbrain

7.0

A very smart person who solves difficult problems quickly

noun
/ˈsuːpərˌbreɪn/

: genio

Many consider him a superbrain because of his ability to solve complex mathematical problems quickly.

Examples

As a child prodigy, she was labeled a superbrain by her teachers due to her exceptional reasoning skills.
Still more recent news: Stuart Lloyd, gamebook superbrain, has written up a review of The Case of the Unghostly Ghost on his blog, Lloyd of Gamebooks.

Blog text (33)
The young scientist is regarded as a superbrain in her field, inventing groundbreaking technologies.

Synonyms

brain

vssuperbrain

393 3.4

A person who thinks of the main ideas for a plan

focuses more on cleverness in thinking rather than broad talent

genius

vssuperbrain

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

is extremely clever but less about unusual creative originality

brainiac

vssuperbrain

Slang

31 8.2

A person who is very smart and good at solving hard problems

applies more broadly to cleverness beyond academic skill

Einstein

vssuperbrain

Informal

5.6

A very smart person who is especially good in one subject

denotes high cleverness without implying field-changing originality

How Intelligent

superbrain

7.0

genius

252 4.9

clever

573 1.7

bright

353 1.2

ordinary

5 2.0

Surface Forms

superbrain singular

superbrains plural

Morphology

superbrain = brain (transparent) = super + brain

The prefix 'super-' clearly intensifies 'brain' to indicate a very intelligent person, a productive and obvious formation for learners.

Etymology

Superbrain comes from super- meaning 'very' or 'above' and brain meaning 'intelligence', so it literally says someone has a 'very' powerful mind. That's why a superbrain is a person who is very clever and solves hard problems quickly.