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noun, plural gen·ius·es for 2, 3, 8, gen·i·i 
[jee-nee-ahy] for 6, 7, 9.
[jee-nee-ahy] for 6, 7, 9. 1.
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart.
2.
a person having such capacity.
3.
a person having an extraordinarily high intelligence rating on a psychological test, as an IQ above 140.
4.
natural ability or capacity; strong inclination: a special genius for leadership.
5.
EXPANDdistinctive character or spirit, as of a nation, period, or language.
6.
the guardian spirit of a place, institution, etc.
7.
either of two mutually opposed spirits, one good and the other evil, supposed to attend a person throughout life.
8.
a person who strongly influences for good or ill the character, conduct, or destiny of a person, place, or thing: Rasputin, the evil genius of Russian politics.
9.
COLLAPSEgenie (defs. 1, 3).
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Genius
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Example Sentences
- Psychologists are divided over whether genius is innate or acquired.
- Using a class action to obtain that consent—en masse—was a stroke of genius by the settlement's architects.
- She meant that geniuses, or those touched with a spark of it, had very little choice in life.
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Word Origin & History
genius
late 14c., from L. genius "guardian deity or spirit which watches over each person from birth; spirit, incarnation, wit, talent," from root of gignere "beget, produce" (see kin), from PIE base *gen- "produce." Meaning "person of natural intelligence or talent" first recorded 1640s.
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