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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
gen•ius /ˈdʒinyəs/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ius•es. 
  1. an exceptional and natural capacity of intellect or ability, esp. as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: [uncountable]Mozart's genius.[countable* usually singular]a genius for leadership.
  2. a person having such capacity:[countable]Einstein was a scientific genius.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
gen•ius  ( jēn′yəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. gen•ius•es for 2, 3, 8, gen•i•i (jē′nē ī′)USA pronunciation 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. Psychologya 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. distinctive character or spirit, as of a nation, period, or language.
  6. Mythologythe guardian spirit of a place, institution, etc.
  7. Mythologyeither 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. Mythologygenie (defs. 1, 3).
  • Latin: tutelary deity or genius of a person; compare genus
  • Middle English 1350–1400
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gift, talent, aptitude, faculty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
genius / ˈdʒiːnɪəs -njəs/ ( -uses, (for senses 5, 6) genii / ˈdʒiːnɪˌaɪ/)
  1. a person with exceptional ability, esp of a highly original kind
  2. such ability or capacity
  3. the distinctive spirit or creative nature of a nation, era, language, etc
  4. a person considered as exerting great influence of a certain sort: an evil genius
  5. the guiding spirit who attends a person from birth to death
  6. the guardian spirit of a place, group of people, or institution
  7. (usually plural) a demon; jinn
  1. clever and original
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from gignere to beget

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