genius

gen·ius  (jnys)

n. pl. gen·ius·es

1.

a. Extraordinary intellectual and creative power.

b. A person of extraordinary intellect and talent: "One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius" (Simone de Beauvoir).

c. A person who has an exceptionally high intelligence quotient, typically above 140.

2.

a. A strong natural talent, aptitude, or inclination: has a genius for choosing the right words.

b. One who has such a talent or inclination: a genius at diplomacy.

3. The prevailing spirit or distinctive character, as of a place, a person, or an era: the genius of Elizabethan England.

4. pl. ge·ni·i (jn-) Roman Mythology A tutelary deity or guardian spirit of a person or place.

5. A person who has great influence over another.

6. A jinni in Muslim mythology.

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[Middle English, guardian spirit, from Latin; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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genius [ˈdʒiːnɪəs -njəs]

n pl -uses for senses 5, 6, genii [ˈdʒiːnɪˌaɪ]

1. a person with exceptional ability, esp of a highly original kind

2. such ability or capacity Mozart's musical genius

3. the distinctive spirit or creative nature of a nation, era, language, etc.

4. a person considered as exerting great influence of a certain sort an evil genius

5. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Roman myth

a.  the guiding spirit who attends a person from birth to death

b.  the guardian spirit of a place, group of people, or institution

6. (Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) Arabic myth (usually plural) a demon; jinn

[from Latin, from gignere to beget]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	genius - someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" brainiac, Einstein, mastermind, brain intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"
	2.	genius - unusual mental ability brilliance intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience coruscation - a sudden or striking display of brilliance; "coruscations of great wit" pyrotechnics - (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music) scintillation - a brilliant display of wit
	3.	genius - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, adept, sensation, star, ace, champion expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner
	4.	genius - exceptional creative ability wizardry creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
	5.	genius - a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating" flair endowment, natural endowment, talent, gift - natural abilities or qualities

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genius

noun

1. brilliance, ability, talent, capacity, gift, bent, faculty, excellence, endowment, flair, inclination, knack, propensity, aptitude, cleverness, creative power, GEnys (S.M.S.) This is the mark of her genius as a designer.

2. master, expert, mastermind, brain (informal), buff (informal), intellect (informal), adept, maestro, virtuoso, boffin (Brit. informal), whiz (informal), hotshot (informal), rocket scientist (informal, chiefly U.S.), wonk (informal), brainbox, maven (U.S.), master-hand, fundi (S. African), GEnys (S.M.S.) a 14-year-old mathematical genius
master fool, idiot, dunce, imbecile, simpleton, dolt, half-wit, nincompoop

Quotations
"Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration" [Thomas Alva Edison Life]
"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him" [Jonathan Swift Thoughts on Various Subjects]
"The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction" [Dr. Johnson Lives of the English Poets]
"Genius is...the child of imitation" [Joshua Reynolds Discourses on Art]
"If I have seen further [than other men] it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants" [Isaac Newton letter to Robert Hooke]
"Genius must be born, and never can be taught" [John Dryden To Mr. Congreve]
"In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-Reliance]
"Genius does what it must,"
"And Talent does what it can" [Owen Meredith Last Words of a Sensitive Second-rate Poet]
"It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing" [Gertrude Stein Everybody's Autobiography]
"Genius is only a greater aptitude for patience" [Comte de Buffon]

Translations

genius [ˈdʒiːnɪəs] N (geniuses (pl)) (= person) → genio m; (= cleverness) → genialidad f; (= talent) → don m
he's a genius → es un genio, es genial
you're a genius! (iro) → ¡eres un hacha!
a man of genius → un hombre genial
she's a mathematical genius → es un genio para las matemáticas
to have a genius for (doing) sth → tener un don especial para(hacer)algo
you have a genius for forgetting things → tienes un don especial para olvidar las cosas

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genius [ˈdʒiːniəs] n

(= person) → génie m
She's a genius! → C'est un génie!

(= cleverness) → génie m
pure genius → du génie pur et simple
a stroke of genius → un trait de génie

(= gift) → génie m
to have a genius for sth → avoir le génie de qch

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genius

n pl <-es or genii>

→ Genie nt; (= mental or creative capacity) → Genius m, → Schöpferkraft f; her real genius as a designer → ihre Genialität als Designerin; a man of genius → ein genialer Mensch, ein Genie nt; to have a genius for something/doing something (= talent) → eine besondere Gabe für etw haben/dafür haben, etw zu tun; her genius for languages → ihre hohe Sprachbegabung; she has a genius for controversy → sie hat ein Talent dafür, Streit anzufangen; a flash of genius → eine geniale Eingebung

(= spirit: of period, country etc) → (Zeit)geist m

(= bad influence) evil genius → böser Geist

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genius [ˈdʒiːnɪəs] n → genio
to have a genius for sth/for doing sth → essere molto bravo/a in qc/a fare qc

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genius [ˈdʒiːnɪəs] n → genio
to have a genius for sth/for doing sth → essere molto bravo/a in qc/a fare qc

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genius

n genius [ˈdʒiːnjəs]

a person who is very clever The new professor of mathematics has been described as a genius. genie عَبْقَري гений génius geni das Genie ιδιοφυΐα genio geenius نابغه nero génie גאון प्रतिभाशाली व्यक्ति, प्रतिभा genij zseni pintar sekali, jenius snillingur genio 天才 천재 genijus ģēnijs genius genie geni geniusz génio geniu гений génius genij genije geni อัจฉริยะ dâhi 天才 геній غیر معمولی ذہنی thiên tài 天才

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genius → شخص عبقري génius geni Genie μεγαλοφυΐα genio nero génie genij genio 天才 천재 genie geni geniusz génio, gênio гений geni อัจฉริยบุคคล dahi thiên tài 天才