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brainy

(breɪni)
Word forms: comparative brainier, superlative brainiest
adjective
Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
[informal]
I don't class myself as being very intelligent or brainy.
Synonyms: intelligent, quick, bright, sharp More Synonyms of brainy

brainy in British English

(ˈbreɪnɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: brainier or brainiest
informal
clever; intelligent
Derived forms
brainily (ˈbrainily)
adverb
braininess (ˈbraininess)
noun

brainy in American English

(ˈbreɪni)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈbrainier or ˈbrainiest
Informal
having a good mind; intelligent
Derived forms
braininess (ˈbraininess)
noun

Examples of 'brainy' in a sentence
brainy

Examples of the beautiful and brainy are legion.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As so often, it has taken the best efforts of brainy academics to prove what most of us instinctively knew.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
brainy

British English: brainy /ˈbreɪnɪ/ ADJECTIVE
Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
I don't class myself as being very intelligent or brainy.
  • American English: brainy
  • Arabic: ذَكِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inteligente
  • Chinese: 聪明的
  • Croatian: pametan
  • Czech: chytrý
  • Danish: klog
  • Dutch: slim
  • European Spanish: inteligente
  • Finnish: älykäs
  • French: doué
  • German: gescheit
  • Greek: έξυπνος
  • Italian: abile
  • Japanese: 頭のいい
  • Korean: 총명한
  • Norwegian: begavet
  • Polish: bystry
  • European Portuguese: inteligente
  • Romanian: deștept
  • Russian: мозговитый
  • Latin American Spanish: inteligente
  • Swedish: klyftig
  • Thai: ฉลาดมาก
  • Turkish: akıllı
  • Ukrainian: кмітливий
  • Vietnamese: thông minh

Chinese translation of 'brainy'

brainy

(ˈbreɪnɪ)

adj

  1. (inf) [child, person] 聪(聰)明的 (cōngming de)
(adjective) 
Definition
clever
(informal) 
I don't class myself as being very intelligent or brainy.
Synonyms
intelligent
Rita is a highly intelligent woman.
quick
The older adults are not as quick in their thinking.
bright
I was convinced that he was brighter than average.
sharp
He is very sharp and swift with repartee.
brilliant
She had a brilliant mind.
acute
His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.
smart
He thinks he's much smarter than Sarah.
alert
His grandfather is still alert at 93.
clever
My sister has always been the clever one in our family.
rational
a rational decision
knowing
quick-witted
He is quick-witted and rarely lets an opportunity slip by.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acute
Definition
penetrating in perception or insight
His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.
Synonyms
perceptive,
sharp,
keen,
smart,
sensitive,
clever,
subtle,
piercing,
penetrating,
discriminating,
discerning,
ingenious,
astute,
intuitive,
canny,
incisive,
insightful,
observant,
perspicacious (formal),
on the ball (informal)
in the sense of alert
His grandfather is still alert at 93.
Synonyms
quick-witted,
spirited,
quick,
bright,
sharp,
active,
lively,
brisk,
on the ball (informal),
nimble,
agile,
sprightly,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (informal)
in the sense of bright
I was convinced that he was brighter than average.
Synonyms
intelligent,
smart,
clever,
knowing,
thinking,
quick,
aware,
sharp,
keen,
acute,
alert,
rational,
penetrating,
enlightened,
apt,
astute,
brainy (informal),
wide-awake,
clear-headed,
perspicacious (formal),
quick-witted

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brainy

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