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Expert vs Genius - What's the difference?

expert | genius |

Genius is a synonym of expert.



As adjectives the difference between expert and genius

is that expert is extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable while genius is ingenious, very clever, or original.

As nouns the difference between expert and genius

is that expert is a person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject while genius is someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

expert

English

(wikipedia expert)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
  • I am expert at making a simple situation complex.
    My cousin is an expert pianist.
  • Characteristic of an expert.
  • This problem requires expert knowledge.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * inexpert * nonexpert

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
  • * If an expert''' says it can't be done, get another '''expert . -
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
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  • (chess) A player ranking just below master.
  • genius

    English

    (wikipedia genius)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) ingenious, very clever, or original.
  • What a genius idea!

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (eulogistic) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.}}
  • Extraordinary mental capacity.
  • Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
  • (Roman mythology) The guardian spirit of a place or person.
  • A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * idiot