Illiterate vs Genius - What's the difference?
illiterate | genius |
Unable to read and write.
Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.
(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.
As nouns the difference between illiterate and genius
is that illiterate is an illiterate person, one not able to read while genius is genius (extraordinary mental capacity).As an adjective illiterate
is unable to read and write.illiterate
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Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* ignorant * unletteredAntonyms
* literateDerived terms
* illiteracy * illiterately * illiteratenessReferences
* (EtymOnLine)genius
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(wikipedia genius)Adjective
(-)- What a genius idea!
