English noun: genius | |||
1. | genius (person) someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | ||
Samples | Mozart was a child genius. He's smart but he's no Einstein. | ||
Synonyms | brain, brainiac, Einstein, mastermind | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intellect, intellectual | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | prodigy | ||
2. | genius (cognition) unusual mental ability | ||
Synonyms | brilliance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intelligence | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coruscation, pyrotechnics, scintillation | ||
3. | genius (person) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | ||
Synonyms | ace, adept, champion, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expert | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | track star | ||
4. | genius (cognition) exceptional creative ability | ||
Synonyms | wizardry | ||
Broader (hypernym) | creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | ||
5. | genius (cognition) a natural talent | ||
Samples | He has a flair for mathematics. He has a genius for interior decorating. | ||
Synonyms | flair | ||
Broader (hypernym) | endowment, gift, natural endowment, talent | ||