genius noun

1 very great and unusual ability

ADJ. great, pure, real | natural

QUANT. flash, stroke, touch In a flash of pure genius, she realized the answer to the problem. It was a stroke of genius on my part to avoid such awkward questions.

VERB + GENIUS have She has a genius for sorting things out. | show a work which shows real genius

GENIUS + VERB lie in sth His genius lies in his ability to convey pure terror in his work.

PREP. of ~ a writer of genius | ~ for his genius for pinpointing the absurd

2 person with great and unusual ability

ADJ. great | natural | eccentric, wayward | artistic, comic, creative, literary, mathematical, military, musical, etc.

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