genius

/ˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

nounge · ni · us

A GENIUS has a “GENIE” inside—remember: GENIE + US = GENIUS.

Yes, it's genius. Don’t swap the vowels: it’s **ge-ni-us** (…**ius**, not …**uis**).

Definitions

  1. nouna person with exceptionally great intelligence or creative ability
  2. nounexceptional intelligence or creative power
  3. nouna special talent or natural ability for doing something well

Examples

  • The young musician was a genius who could play songs after hearing them once.
  • Her genius for solving puzzles made the escape room feel easy.
  • The inventor’s genius changed how people communicated around the world.

Synonyms

prodigybrilliant mindmastermindwhizsavant

Antonyms

duncesimpleton

Translations

ES genioPT gênioFR génie

Common misspellings

geniousgenusjeneusgeniussegenioussgenius geniuS

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