brainiac

[brey-nee-ak]

noun

1. a highly intelligent person.

brainiac

/ ˈbreɪnɪˌæk /

noun

1. informal,  a highly intelligent person

Word History and Origins

Origin of brainiac¹

From Brainiac, a superintelligent, villainous alien in the Superman comics, probably brain + (man)iac

Word History and Origins

Origin of brainiac¹

C20: from a super-intelligent character in an American comic strip

Example Sentences

Living up to his reputation as Cahiers’ brainiac bad boy, he pockets the office’s petty cash to road-trip to the Cannes premiere of Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows.”

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The second characteristic is that these evildoers are brainiacs, they're incredibly intelligent.

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OK brainiac, but how do you know the right way to prepare this photon to get it to carry as much information as possible about the thing you want to measure?

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Revolori's amiable turn as the band's well-read brainiac keeps a group that primarily depends on edged weapons and acrobatics connected to its large-heartedness.

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Holmes literally modeled her look and demeanor after Steve Jobs, which was such a weird thing to do that it only reinforced her image as a quirky brainiac.

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