Genius vs Gifted - What's the difference?
genius | gifted |
(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.
Endow]]ed with special, in particular intellectual, [[ability, abilities.
(gift)
As adjectives the difference between genius and gifted
is that genius is ingenious, very clever, or original while gifted is endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.As a noun 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 a verb gifted is
past tense of gift.genius
English
(wikipedia genius)Adjective
(-)- What a genius idea!
Noun
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a gifted artist
- a school for gifted children