B2adjective · common

genius

genius · more genius · most genius

Ingenious, brilliant, very clever, or originalIngenious, brilliant, very clever, or original.

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UK/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/US/ˈd͡ʒin.jəs/

» He is a genius.

Er ist ein Genie.

Он гений.

Він геній.

Meaning

1 senses

(informal)Ingenious, brilliant, very clever, or original.
What a genius idea!
гениа́льныйgeniálʹnyj
геніа́льнийheniálʹnyj

Examples

344 sentences

He is a genius.
Він геній. — triantafillou
ruОн гений. — Wezzel
deEr ist ein Genie. — MUIRIEL
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You are a genius.
Ти геній. — triantafillou
ruТы гений. — marafon
deDu bist ein Genie. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Is Tom a genius?
Том геній? — deniko
ruТом гений? — marafon
deIst Tom ein Genie? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom is a genius.
Том — геній. — deniko
ruТом - гений. — marafon
deTom ist ein Genie. — wolfgangth
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I'm not a genius.
Я не геній. — deniko
ruЯ не гений. — marafon
deIch bin kein Genie. — wolfgangth
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Translations

4 languages

Українська

very clever:

Русский

very clever:

Origin

From Latin genius (“inborn nature; a tutelary deity of a person or place; wit, brilliance”

From Latin genius (“inborn nature; a tutelary deity of a person or place; wit, brilliance”), from gignō (“to beget, produce”), Old Latin genō, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of genio. See also genus and genie.

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Forms

more genius, most genius

Comparative	more genius Lesson
Superlative	most genius Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form