genius
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,770 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,260 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality also: mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein Mozart was a child geniushe's smart but he's no Einstein
- unusual mental ability also: brilliance
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field also: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin
- exceptional creative ability also: wizardry
- a natural talent also: flair he has a flair for mathematicshe has a genius for interior decorating
genius in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Their mother believes them to be prodigies of genius.
You Can Search Me · George V. (George Vere) Hobart · Chapter 1
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He is no churl nor trifler, And his viceroy is none,-- Love-without-weakness,-- Of Genius sire and son.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1
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It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that genius lasts longer than beauty.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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No, gentlemen, bulk is what we desire--substance, weight, bulk--these are the supreme requisites now--not talent, not genius, not education.
Sketches New and Old, Part 7. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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But in spite of his interesting personality and genius, he has had to wait until the present time for full appreciation.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1