Genius vs Genii - What's the difference?
genius | genii |
(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.
(Roman mythology) ; guardian spirits
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In roman mythology terms the difference between genius and genii
is that genius is the guardian spirit of a place or person while genii is plural of genius; guardian spirits.As nouns the difference between genius and genii
is that 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 while genii is plural of genius; guardian spirits.As an adjective genius
is ingenious, very clever, or original.genius
English
(wikipedia genius)Adjective
(-)- What a genius idea!