noun
il genio
genius
Persona con un'intelligenza e una creatività straordinarie, capace di fare o inventare cose eccezionali.
Definition & meaning
- Genius: exceptional intellectual or creative ability, or a person who possesses it. It can also refer to a particular talent or creative spirit.
- Genie or spirit: a supernatural being, especially one associated with a lamp or a place.
- Military engineering: the branch of the armed forces responsible for engineering work, such as building bridges and fortifications.
Grammar & Word origin
A masculine noun: il genio, plural i geni.
It comes from Latin genius, originally a guardian spirit associated with a person or place.
Synonyms & antonyms
- ingegno — ingenuity or intellectual ability; it usually refers to a quality rather than a person.
- talento — talent; a natural ability that does not necessarily reach the exceptional level of genius.
- mediocrità — mediocrity, the opposite of exceptional ability.
- spirito — spirit; a broader term when referring to a supernatural being.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Il bambino è un vero genio in matematica.noun
The child is a real genius in mathematics.
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