Plural for a highly intelligent person
“The boy was already a mathematical genius at the age of twelve.”
Plural for high intellectual capacity
“Bertha would regularly use her genius to craft eloquent phrases replete with bombastry.”
Plural for exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability
“This pair of stilettos demonstrate Jimmy's genius as a designer.”
Plural for an affection or proclivity for a person, activity or thing
“Chesterton has a genius for saying new and surprising things about old subjects.”
Plural for the combination of characteristics or qualities forming the distinctive character of someone or something
“Putting the needs of society ahead of the individual is part of the genius of eastern culture.”
Plural for a figure intended to represent an abstract quality
“We thus deem the giant tortoise to be the very genius of the unfathomable ancientness that one would associate with the famed archipelago.”
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