Genie vs Genius - What's the difference?
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(Islam) An invisible spirit mentioned in the Qur'an and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals.
A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
(informal) ingenious, very clever, or original.
(eulogistic) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
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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.
Genius is a related term of genie.
Genius is a synonym of genie.
As nouns the difference between genie and genius
is that genie is an invisible spirit mentioned in the Qur'an and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals 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.As an adjective genius is
ingenious, very clever, or original.genie
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Alternative forms
* djinn, djinni, djinny, jinni, jinnie, jinneeNoun
(en-noun)genius
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(wikipedia genius)Adjective
(-)- What a genius idea!