Genius

//ˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs//

Synonyms for "genius" (400 found)

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Strong matches (120)

craft crasis creative imagination creative power creative thought creativity daemon daeva daimonion dean deity demon devil dexterity dharma diathesis disposition divine afflatus dower dowry

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Noun(6 words)

deep thinker egghead flair genius hominis hotshot intellectual

Adjective(2 words)

ingenious intelligent

Related words (200)

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makings man of genius man of learning man of letters man of parts manes master master hand mastermind melpomene mental alertness mental genius mental giant mercurial mind metier mine of information ministering angel mold most mould moulder mouldy moving spirit muse mythicization mythification mythopoeia native cleverness natural natural endowment natural gift nature nimble mind nimble-wittedness nimbleness nonpareil nose nous numen originality paragon parts past master penates philologist philologue philomath philosophe philosopher physique poetic imagination polyhistor polyhymnia polymath potential power powers practiced hand principal prodigy proficiency property prowess pundit qualification quality quick parts quick thinking quick wit quick-wittedness quickness rakshasa ready wit ruler sage satan savant savvy scholar scholastic schoolman senior set shaping imagination sharp-wittedness sharpness shedu skilled hand smartness smarts somatotype sort soul special providence speciality specter spirit sprightly wit stamp star streak stripe strong flair strong point student succubus suchness sufficiency superior superman supernatural being superstar susceptibility system talent talents technique temper temperament tendency tenor terpsichore thalia the goods the greatest the most the stuff the undead tone top dog topnotcher totem touch turn tutelar god tutelary tutelary deity type understanding vampire vein virtuoso walking encyclopedia way what it takes whiz wit wizard wonder yogini

Noun(25 words)

liqueur liquor mastermind maven mavin mind profundity rocket scientist sensation specter spirit star superbrain superstar thinker tutelary deity virtuoso vision whiz whizz

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wiz wizard wizardry wonder wunderkind

Adjective(5 words)

quick on the uptake quickwitted sharp as a tack sharp-witted smart

Related word relations

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14 relation types

More general

12 entries

creative thinking creativeness creativity endowment expert gift intellect intellectual intelligence intelligent person natural endowment talent

More specific

4 entries

Einsteinette boffin dumb genius supergenius

Antonyms

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idiot

Synonyms

4 entries

ace brilliance flair tutelary deity

Related terms

2 entries

sage wise

capable of

3 entries

head corporation smoke joint understand quantum theory

coordinate

1 entries

idiot savant

derived

19 entries

SubGenius bonus genius dumb genius evil genius geniocracy geniolatry geniosity genius familiae genius hominis genius loci genius locorum geniuslike geniusness malus genius nongenius scenius

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has context

2 entries

eulogistic roman mythology

has property

1 entries

smart

holonym

6 entries

brain trust clerisy intelligentsia kitchen cabinet literati think tank

is a

4 entries

abnormal person creativity intellectual very smart man

meronym

1 entries

intelligence

related to

33 entries

brilliant brilliant person capacity clever einstein engine engineer expert extremely extremely intelligent extremely smart genie genius familiae high high iq ingeniosity

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Translations

122 translations across 56 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

genie noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Albanian

1 entries

gjeni noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Arabic

2 entries

عَبْقَرِيّ adj (very clever)
نابغة noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Armenian

2 entries

հանճար noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
հանճար noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

dahi noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
düha noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Basque

1 entries

jeinu noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Belarusian

1 entries

генія́льны adj (very clever)

Bulgarian

3 entries

гениален adj (very clever)
ге́ний noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
гениалност noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Catalan

2 entries

geni noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
geni noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

بلیمەت noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

人才 noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
天才 noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
天才 noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Czech

1 entries

génius noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Danish

1 entries

geni noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Dutch

3 entries

geniaal adj (very clever)
genialiteit noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
genie noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Esperanto

2 entries

genio noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
geniulo noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Estonian

3 entries

geenius noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
geniaalsus noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
suurvaim noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Finnish

4 entries

nero noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
nerokkuus noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
nerollisuus noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
neronleimaus noun (inspiration, mental leap, extraordinary creative process)

French

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génie noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Galician

2 entries

xenio noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
xenio noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Georgian

4 entries

გენია noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
გენიალურობა noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
გენიალურობა noun (inspiration, mental leap, extraordinary creative process)
გენიოსი noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

German

2 entries

Genialität noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
Genie noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Greek

3 entries

ιδιοφυία noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
μεγαλοφυία noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
μεγαλοφυία noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Hawaiian

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akamai noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Hebrew

1 entries

גאון noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Hindi

2 entries

प्रतिभावान noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
प्रतिभाशाली noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Hungarian

4 entries

géniusz noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
lángelme noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
lángész noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
zseni noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Icelandic

1 entries

snillingur noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Ido

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genio noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Indonesian

2 entries

genius noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
jenius noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Irish

2 entries

ardéirim noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
duine ardéirime noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Japanese

1 entries

天才 noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Khmer

1 entries

ទេពារក្ស noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Korean

1 entries

천재 noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Ladino

2 entries

djenio noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
djenio noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Latvian

3 entries

apdāvinātība noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
ģenialitāte noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
ģēnijs noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Lithuanian

1 entries

genijus noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Macedonian

4 entries

гениј noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
гениј noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
генија́лец noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
генија́лност noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Malay

1 entries

pintar noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Malayalam

1 entries

പ്രതിഭ noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Manx

2 entries

ardcheeayll noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
ardcheeayllagh noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Persian

4 entries

نابغه noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
نبوغ noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
ژنی noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
ژنی noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Polish

3 entries

genialny adj (very clever)
geniusz noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
geniusz noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Portuguese

4 entries

crânio noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
genialidade noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
génio noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
gênio noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Romanian

2 entries

genialitate noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
geniu noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Russian

4 entries

гениа́льный adj (very clever)
ге́ний noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
гениа́льность noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
одарённость noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Slovak

2 entries

génius noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
génius noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Slovene

2 entries

genialnost noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
genij noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Spanish

4 entries

genia noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
genio noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
genio noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
portento noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Swedish

1 entries

geni noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Tagalog

2 entries

henyo noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
henyo noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Thai

1 entries

อัจฉริยบุคคล noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Turkish

3 entries

dâhice adj (very clever)
deha noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
dâhi noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Ukrainian

4 entries

геніа́льний adj (very clever)
ге́ній noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
ге́ній noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
геніа́льність noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Vietnamese

2 entries

thiên tài noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
thiên tài noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Welsh

3 entries

athrylith noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)
athrylith noun (extraordinary mental capacity)
dawn arbennig noun (extraordinary mental capacity)

Yiddish

1 entries

גאון noun (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill)

Sample sentences

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In general, it may be said that he is a genius in music.

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In a word, he is a man of genius.

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It sounds as if genius compensates for lack of experience.

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The boy was good at mathematics so everybody considered him a genius.

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Genius

Synonyms for "genius" (400 found)

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