Definition of genius

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Genius (n.) Peculiar character; animating spirit, as of a nation, a religion, a language..

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Genial :: Genial (a.) Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
Versatile :: Versatile (a.) Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as, versatile genius; a versatile politician..
Genius :: Genius (n.) Distinguished mental superiority; uncommon intellectual power; especially, superior power of invention or origination of any kind, or of forming new combinations; as, a man of genius..
Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy..
Bel-esprit :: Bel-esprit (n.) A fine genius, or man of wit..
Hellenism :: Hellenism (n.) A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism.
Humorist :: Humorist (n.) One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll.
Spirit :: Spirit (n.) Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to formal statement; also, characteristic quality, especially such as is derived from the individual genius or the personal character; as, the spirit of an enterprise, of a document, or the like..
Genie :: Genie (n.) See Genius.
Foster :: Foster (v. t.) To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius..
Jinnee :: "Jinnee (n.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms..
Genius :: Genius (n.) A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity; a supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. Jinnee..
Genially :: Genially (adv.) By genius or nature; naturally.
Wit :: Wit (v.) A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like..
Urus :: Urus (n.) A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus / primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Caesar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur..
Poet :: Poet (n.) One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer.
Idiom :: Idiom (n.) The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.
Prematurity :: Prematurity (n.) The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely, ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius..
Great :: Great (superl.) Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc..
Genius :: Genius (n.) The peculiar structure of mind with whoch each individual is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit; special taste, inclination, or disposition; as, a genius for history, for poetry, or painting..
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