Genius vs Retardation - 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.
The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
(physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
(music) A suspension which resolves upwards.
As nouns the difference between genius and retardation
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 retardation is the act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.As an adjective genius
is ingenious, very clever, or original.genius
English
(wikipedia genius)Adjective
(-)- What a genius idea!
