genius

US /ˈdʒinjəs/

UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/

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noun

  • Person displaying a high level of intelligence
  • Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.
  • A person who is exceptionally intelligent or creative, either generally or in a particular field.
  • (in ancient Roman belief) a guardian deity or spirit of a person, place, or institution.
  • The characteristic spirit of a person, nation, or epoch.
  • Remarkable cleverness or originality.
  • The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.

other

  • Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.
  • A person who is exceptionally intelligent or creative.
  • A person or spirit believed to inhabit a place or thing or to attend a person.

other

  • The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.