Definitions for geniuses

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geniuses gen·ius

Spelling: [jeen-yuh s]

IPA: /ˈdʒin yəs/

Geniuses is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 154 anagrams from letters in geniuses (eeginssu).

Definitions for geniuses

noun

1. an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
2. a person having such capacity.
3. a person having an extraordinarily high intelligence rating on a psychological test, as an IQ above 140. Synonyms: mental giant, master, expert; whiz, brain, brainiac. Antonyms: idiot, imbecile, half-wit, dope, moron; fool, simpleton, dunce, dullard, dolt; numskull, blockhead, nitwit, ninny.
4. natural ability or capacity; strong inclination: Synonyms: gift, talent, aptitude, faculty, endowment, predilection; penchant, knack, bent, flair, wizardry.
5. distinctive character or spirit, as of a nation, period, or language.
6. the guardian spirit of a place, institution, etc.
7. either 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:
9. Islamic Mythology. jinn; genie.
10. genie (def 3).
11. the guardian spirit of a place.
12. the distinctive character or atmosphere of a place with reference to the impression that it makes on the mind.
13. an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
14. a person having such capacity.
15. a person having an extraordinarily high intelligence rating on a psychological test, as an IQ above 140. Synonyms: mental giant, master, expert; whiz, brain, brainiac. Antonyms: idiot, imbecile, half-wit, dope, moron; fool, simpleton, dunce, dullard, dolt; numskull, blockhead, nitwit, ninny.
16. natural ability or capacity; strong inclination: Synonyms: gift, talent, aptitude, faculty, endowment, predilection; penchant, knack, bent, flair, wizardry.
17. distinctive character or spirit, as of a nation, period, or language.
18. the guardian spirit of a place, institution, etc.
19. either of two mutually opposed spirits, one good and the other evil, supposed to attend a person throughout life.
20. a person who strongly influences for good or ill the character, conduct, or destiny of a person, place, or thing:
21. Islamic Mythology. jinn; genie.
22. genie (def 3).

Origin of geniuses

1350-1400; Middle English Latin: tutelary deity or genius of a person; cf. genus

Examples for geniuses

We do not know which genius first discovered the use of pottery but he deserves a statue.

I am willing to confess that my poor black Dirk was a bit of a genius.

Much, nay most, of this was undoubtedly owing to the genius of the songstress.

Jazz is now entrenched in high schools and colleges, and gets honored with Pulitzer Prizes and genius grants.

One of the stories, “On the Hill,” was deemed “a work of genius.”

In that case the device was to put the genius in opposition to a majority of established cultural tastes and codes.

I do not say she reasoned thus, but her genius reasoned thus for her.

Bonauto, now an official MacArthur genius, is rightly known as the Thurgood Marshall of the marriage movement.

“Whoever invented the bed was a genius,” Kalman writes in My Favorite Things.

"genius is certainly modest," he said, with a laugh that was not nice to hear.

From The Innovators: How A Group Of Hackers, geniuses, And Geeks Created The Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson.

Apparently the geniuses at Fox believe that the world leaders have no idea that we have racial problems in the United States.

geniuses are common enough nowadays; there are plenty more where he came from.

It's the drink, ye see, as does for a terrible lot o' geniuses.

Of course, if we have ideas that other people never think of, it means we are geniuses!

geniuses are always different from other people, aren't they?

All this shows the real problem when telling the story of geniuses: exposition.

geniuses became the saints of an increasingly secular Europe.

Well, a lot of people who have been called crazy later went on to be recognized as geniuses.

However, you two young ones are the geniuses of the family, and we'll look to you.