genius
noun /ˈdʒiːniəs/
/ˈdʒiːniəs/
(plural geniuses)
Idioms - [uncountable] unusually great intelligence, skill or artistic ability
- the genius of Shakespeare
- a statesman of genius
- Her idea was a stroke of genius.
Extra Examples- In a flash of pure genius, she realized the answer to the problem.
- She was at the peak of her creative genius.
- a work which shows real genius
- He was a man of great genius.
- It's undoubtedly a work of genius.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- pure
- real
- …
- flash
- spark
- stroke
- …
- have
- show
- lie in something
- of genius
- genius for
- [countable] a person who is unusually intelligent or artistic, or who has a very high level of skill, especially in one area
- a mathematical/comic, etc. genius
- He's a genius at organizing people.
- You don't have to be a genius to see that they are in love!
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2- He was undoubtedly the greatest comic genius of his age.
- Some people say that there is only ever one true genius born in each generation.
- You're an absolute genius!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- natural
- eccentric
- …
- [singular] genius for something/for doing something a special skill or ability
- He had a genius for making people feel at home.
Extra Examples- She has a genius for sorting things out.
- his genius for pinpointing the absurd
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- pure
- real
- …
- flash
- spark
- stroke
- …
- have
- show
- lie in something
- of genius
- genius for
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘attendant spirit present from one's birth, innate ability or inclination’, from the root of gignere ‘beget’. The original sense ‘spirit attendant on a person’ gave rise to a sense ‘a person's characteristic disposition’ (late 16th cent.), which led to a sense ‘a person's natural ability’, and finally ‘exceptional natural ability’ (mid 17th cent.).
Idioms
somebody’s good/evil genius
- (especially British English) a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you