brainboxes
Very intelligent individuals
Brainboxes is the plural of brainbox, British slang for a highly intelligent person: She's one of the brainboxes in the physics department.
The term is informal and often affectionate, sometimes gently teasing.
It can also refer literally to the skull—the box containing the brain.
Person of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- savantPerson of profound learning
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- thinkerOne who contemplates
scholar · academic · philosopher · mastermind · whiz · boffin · egghead · nerd
Ability to solve problems creatively
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
shrewdness · acumen · astuteness · wit · sagacity · quick-wittedness · problem-solving · lateral thinking
Expert in one field
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- guruRevered authority figure
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
virtuoso · wizard · pundit · sage · maven · ace · hotshot · proficiency
First to explore territory
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
advanced · novel · futuristic · trailblazing · progressive · game-changing · forward-thinking · groundbreaking
genius
Person of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- savantPerson of profound learning
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
thinker · scholar · academic · philosopher · mastermind · whiz · boffin · egghead · nerd · polymath
resourcefulness
Ability to solve problems creatively
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
insight · shrewdness · acumen · astuteness · wit · sagacity · quick-wittedness · problem-solving · lateral thinking · cunning
specialist
Expert in one field
maestro · virtuoso · wizard · pundit · sage · maven · ace · hotshot · proficiency · mastery
pioneering
First to explore territory
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- breakthroughSudden important advance
revolutionary · advanced · novel · futuristic · trailblazing · progressive · game-changing · forward-thinking · groundbreaking · inventive