genius

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
2. Extraordinary mental capacity.
3. Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
4. The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.

Adj

Ingenious, brilliant, very clever, or original.

Concepts

génie

génial

prodige

talent

caractère

aptitude

cerveau

personne charismatique

qualité

personne talentueuse

virtuose

amateur

wizardry

as

expert

sensation

cervelle

démon

capacité

don

faculté

habileté

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin genius (“inborn nature; a tutelary deity of a person or place; wit, brilliance”), from gignō (“to beget, produce”), Old Latin genō, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of genio. See also genus.

Phrases

This young boy is a total genius .

Ce jeune garçon est un génie total.