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How to pronounce genius in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms brilliance
Type of intelligence
Has types pyrotechnics, scintillation, coruscation
Type Words
Synonyms wizardry
Type of creative thinking, creativeness, creativity
Type Words
Synonyms ace, adept, champion, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whizz, whiz, wiz, wizard
Type of expert
Has types track star
Type Words
Synonyms brain, brainiac, einstein, mastermind
Type of intellectual, intellect
Has types prodigy


Mozart was a child genius.
Type Words
Synonyms flair
Type of talent, endowment, natural endowment, gift


he has a genius for interior decorating.

Examples of genius

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My new mom friend had the genius idea of turning our trip into a scavenger hunt.
From the latimes.com
Help them unleash their inner genius and you'll win over their hearts and minds.
From the forbes.com
Both had a genius for mangling the English language and a loathing of the press.
From the suntimes.com
He is the genius behind the show, and knows how to push his vision through Abed.
From the cnn.com
The power is easily uncoiled, the finesse around the greens touched with genius.
From the independent.co.uk
A typical story of an artistic genius with no head for business, others replied.
From the economist.com
Perhaps if we just watch quietly we'll soon see the true genius behind his plan.
From the techcrunch.com
Part of Blumenthal's genius is to come up with dishes that grip the imagination.
From the metro.co.uk
The New York Giants bought Mc-Graw's genius in 1902 and made him player-manager.
From the time.com
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  • Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
  • Brilliance: unusual mental ability
  • Ace: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  • Exceptional creative ability
  • Flair: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"
  • A genius (plural geniuses, adjective ingenious) is an excellent intellect, excellent work or an excellent achievement. More than just originality, creativity, or intelligence, the adjective "genius" is associated with the achieving of unprecedented insight. This is called the spark of genius. ...
  • Genius (2003) is Babar Ahmed's debut feature film. It was screened at several film festivals receiving multiple awards and then released straight to video.
  • Genius is the second album from Krizz Kaliko, an American rapper from Kansas City, Missouri, which was released on July 14, 2009. Confirmed guests include Tech N9ne, E-40, Kutt Calhoun and Big Scoob.
  • Genius was a newspaper cartoon series by Scottish (Glaswegian) artist John Glashan that appeared in The Observer newspaper in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1983.