genius

Definition

  • noun: a very smart or talented person
  • noun: an attendant spirit of a person or place
  • usually + 'for'
  • synonyms: a per se, baba yaga, calliope

Examples

  • He had a 'genius for' getting into trouble. [=he often got into trouble]

  • You don't have to be a 'genius' to see that this plan will never work.

  • Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were great scientific 'geniuses'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Does he have a phone number? We have a problem. Alex is breaking protocol. What's he doing? He's off solving his own murder. That is genius. Why didn't I think of that? How long until he gets here? minutes.- Alright. Johnny, you stay on these monitors. (..)
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