Definition of genious
1. genius [ n ] unusual mental ability
Used in print:(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
And this occurs now , at the refrain of Jacoby 's song - at the point , in_fact , of the name `` Lizzy '' - ; a modulation described as `` almost a stroke of genius '' .
The horrifying humor , the specifically sexual embarrassment of the joke gone_wrong , the monstrous image of the fat man dressed_up as a whore dressing_up as a baby ; the epiphany of that quivering flesh ; the bringing_together around it of the secret liaison between indolent , mindless sensuality and sharp , shrewd talent , cleverness with an occasional touch of genius ( which , however , does not know `` how to attack the problem of suffering '' ) ; the miraculous way in which music , revelation and death are associated in a single instant - all this seems a triumph of art , a rather desperate art , in itself ; beyond itself , also , it evokes numerous and distant resonances from the entire body of Mann 's work .
Synonyms genius brilliance Related Terms intelligence scintillation coruscation pyrotechnics2. genius [ n ] someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Examples:
"Mozart was a child genius"
"he's smart but he's no Einstein"
(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)
The sound discoveries of_this quixotic genius were so diluted by those of fantasy that the prize was never awarded to him .
(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)
In the American `` hardboiled '' detective_story of the ' 20 s and ' 30 s , the spirit of the mad genius from Baker_Street lives on .
Synonyms brain genius einstein mastermind Related Terms intellectual prodigy3. genius [ n ] someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Used in print:(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)
If the change , at_first_sight , seems minor , we may recall that it took the Italian painters about two hundred years to make an analogous change , and the Italian painters , by universal consent , were the most brilliant group of geniuses any art has seen .
Synonyms star wizard ace whiz virtuoso sensation hotshot genius whizz maven champion mavin wiz superstar adept Related Terms expert track_star star4. genius [ n ] exceptional creative ability
Synonyms wizardry genius Related Terms creativity5. genius [ n ] a natural talent
Examples:
"he has a flair for mathematics"
"he has a genius for interior decorating"
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