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[ˈdʒiːnɪəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability
(e.g: she was a teacher of genius)
- an exceptionally intelligent person or one with exceptional skill in a particular area of activity
(e.g: a mathematical genius)
- a person regarded as exerting a powerful influence over another for good or evil
(e.g: he sees Adams as the man's evil genius)
- the prevailing character or spirit of something
(e.g: Boucher's paintings did not suit the austere genius of neoclassicism)
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Origin
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late 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 century), which led to a sense ‘a person's natural ability’, and finally ‘exceptional natural ability’ (mid 17th century)
[ˈdʒiːnɪəs], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- very clever or ingenious
(e.g: a genius idea)
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Origin
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late 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 century), which led to a sense ‘a person's natural ability’, and finally ‘exceptional natural ability’ (mid 17th century)
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