genius
genius is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity; a supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. Jinnee. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity; a supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. Jinnee.
- noun. The peculiar structure of mind with whoch each individual is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit; special taste, inclination, or disposition; as, a genius for history, for poetry, or painting.
- noun. Peculiar character; animating spirit, as of a nation, a religion, a language.
- noun. Distinguished mental superiority; uncommon intellectual power; especially, superior power of invention or origination of any kind, or of forming new combinations; as, a man of genius.
- noun. A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of superior intellectual faculties; as, Shakespeare was a rare genius.
- noun. unusual mental ability
- noun. a natural talent
"he has a flair for mathematics"
"he has a genius for interior decorating"
- noun. exceptional creative ability
- noun. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- noun. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
"Mozart was a child genius"
"he's smart but he's no Einstein"
Synonyms
brilliance, flair, wizardry, ace, adept, champion, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, brain, brainiac, einstein, mastermind
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