Genius vs Proclivity - What's the difference?
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(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.
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially refers to a strong disposition or bent.
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As nouns the difference between genius and proclivity
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 proclivity is a predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially refers to a strong disposition or bent.As an adjective genius
is ingenious, very clever, or original.genius
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(wikipedia genius)Adjective
(-)- What a genius idea!
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(proclivities)- This therefore was the reason why the still comparatively young though dissolute man who now addressed Stephen was spoken of by some with facetious proclivities as Lord John Corley.