[ US /ˈdʒinjəs/ ]
[ UK /d‍ʒˈiːnɪəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
    he's smart but he's no Einstein
    Mozart was a child genius
  2. a natural talent
    he has a flair for mathematics
    he has a genius for interior decorating
  3. unusual mental ability
  4. exceptional creative ability
  5. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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How To Use genius In A Sentence

  • There was something captivating about this man, who dedicated much of his time to his artistic talents, his creative genius, and photographic exhibits.
  • Some see that as a kind of visionary genius that goes beyond limited piecemeal approaches.
  • The exhibition is testimony to the common themes that bind them and yet the unmistakeably individual genius and style of each.
  • Yeah, he's a pop genius, but his cool, affable swagger and clever repartee are the perfect complement to the more extroverted, outgoing personalities of Dahle and Ms. Case.
  • He has often been characterised as a madman or Satanic genius.
  • There is a touch of genius in your plans to restyle a house. The Sun
  • Judging from these movies, Mark Wilkinson is evidently some kind of caecilian-hunting guru genius: with just two lazy, shallow strokes of a spade, he was able to discover two caecilians in their native habitat. ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • The hermit, the bachelor uncle, the reclusive genius, all have their place; I think it was once more recognised than today, when everyone is supposed to be good at relationships even if they're no good at anything else.
  • While SocGen management has called Kerviel a trader "without genius" who was "acting alone," French bloggers are touting his "lucidity" and bravery for standing up to a system that "brings up its shady dealings only when they are unfavorable to them. France’s New Anti-Hero
  • It is a still a point of hot debate with skiers as to whether Les Arcs is a work of architectural genius, or simply a hideous alpine eyesore.
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