Genius

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Genius is extraordinary intellectual or creative ability that goes beyond ordinary talent.

A genius possesses such ability: Einstein was a genius.

The word often gets diluted through casual use—calling any clever person a genius.

In its older sense, a genius was a guiding spirit or distinctive character of a person, place, or institution: the genius of the Constitution.

The plural for people is geniuses; for spirits, genii.

intellect

brilliance

Exceptional intelligence or luster

polymath · gifted · exceptional · IQ · Mensa · wunderkind · whiz · brainiac · intellectual · cognition

creativity

visionary

Imaginative planner of futures

inspiration · artistic · inventive · breakthrough · Renaissance · masterpiece · muse · creative · unconventional · trailblazer

spirit

daemon

Supernatural attendant entity

muse · Roman · divine · inspiration · protective · tutelary · attendant · mythological · classical · presiding

person

Einstein

Byword for genius

  • MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
  • da VinciItalian locative surname element
  • NewtonFamous scientific surname

Tesla · Curie · Ramanujan · Shakespeare · Picasso · Turing · Nobel · laureate · luminary · titan

idiom

stroke

Sudden brain blood blockage

  • flashBrief burst of light
  • sparkTiny fiery particle
  • touchPerceiving through physical contact

work · sheer · pure · evil · mad · tortured · unrecognized · misunderstood · eccentric · unappreciated

Categories
Opposites
intellectual capacity

Geniusidiot

Foolish, senseless person

moron · imbecile · fool · simpleton · dunce

creative/innovative ability

Geniushack

Shortcut or breach

mediocrity · copycat · plodder · imitator · uninspired

COMPETENCE/SKILL (often ironic)

Geniusbungler

Inept person

incompetent · bumbler · klutz · blunderer · screw-up

Phrases
Family

geniuses, genial, genially, geniality, congenial, congeniality, congenially, ingenious, ingeniously

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G