Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Roman)The minor deity or spirit watching over a particular place.

    the guardian spirit of a place

  2. (figuratively)The spirit or atmosphere of a place, especially conceived as a source of artistic inspiration.

    the special atmosphere of a place

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin genius loci (“tutelary deity of a/the place”), from the singu

Learned borrowing from Latin genius loci (“tutelary deity of a/the place”), from the singular genitive form of locus (“place”).

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Forms

plural: genii loci / genii locorum
Singulargenius loci
Pluralgenii loci / genii locorum

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
inspirational atmosphere:museB2geistambience

Word family

2 related words
Relatedgenius hominisgenius familiae

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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