genius

«genius» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who is extremely clever or talented — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a genius, geniuses; genius — uncountable for the talent); adjective use (informal: «That's genius!»)

meaning for a pupil

1) A genius is a person who is extremely clever or talented. tree →

2) Genius is very great cleverness or skill. tree →

3) (informal, slang) «Genius!» or «That's genius» means a clever idea. tree →

4) In Arabian stories, a genius is a magic spirit, another name for a genie. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and history geniuses invent, discover or create great things. In casual talk people say «genius» about any clever trick. Phrases: «a stroke of genius», «a genius at», «evil genius».

examples

• Einstein is often called a genius. tree →
• Using a straw as a funnel — genius! tree →
• She's a genius at maths. tree →
• It was a stroke of genius to bring an umbrella. tree →
• The evil genius in the film wanted to take over the world. tree →
• Mozart was a musical genius. tree →
• "Yes, I was," answered the genius. tree →

note

Plural: geniuses. Myth: geniuses don't need to work hard — in fact most practise a lot. Pronounced JEE-nee-us.

In the corpora

• Theo decided he was a tech genius and turned the router off and on forty times in one evening.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «genius» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.