genius
[ jeen-yuh s ]
/ ˈdʒin yəs /
noun, plural gen·ius·es for 2, 3, 8, gen·i·i [jee-nee-ahy] /ˈdʒi niˌaɪ/ for 6, 7, 9, 10.
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acumen, knack, prowess, ability, ingenuity, intelligence, accomplishment, brilliance, wisdom, originality, imagination, aptitude, talent, prodigy, inspiration, inventiveness, flair, bent, brain, aptness
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- genitor,
- genitourinary,
- genitourinary medicine,
- genitourinary system,
- geniture,
- genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration,
- genius loci,
- genizah,
- genk,
- genl
Origin of genius
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genius
/ (ˈdʒiːnɪəs, -njəs) /
noun plural -uses or for senses 5, 6 genii (ˈdʒiːnɪˌaɪ)
a person with exceptional ability, esp of a highly original kind
such ability or capacityMozart's musical genius
the distinctive spirit or creative nature of a nation, era, language, etc
a person considered as exerting great influence of a certain sortan evil genius
Roman myth
- the guiding spirit who attends a person from birth to death
- the guardian spirit of a place, group of people, or institution
Arabian myth (usually plural) a demon; jinn
Word Origin for genius
C16: from Latin, from gignere to beget
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genius
late 14c., "tutelary god (classical or pagan)," from Latin genius "guardian deity or spirit which watches over each person from birth; spirit, incarnation, wit, talent;" also "prophetic skill," originally "generative power," from root of gignere "beget, produce" (see kin), from PIE root *gen- "produce." Sense of "characteristic disposition" is from 1580s. Meaning "person of natural intelligence or talent" and that of "natural ability" are first recorded 1640s.
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