Shrewd vs Genius - What's the difference?
shrewd | genius |
showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
artful, tricky or cunning
streetwise
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knowledgeable
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(archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
* 1599 ,
(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 an adjective shrewd
is showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.As a noun genius is
genius (extraordinary mental capacity).shrewd
English
Adjective
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- LEONATO. By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.
Derived terms
* shrewdly * shrewdnessgenius
English
(wikipedia genius)Adjective
(-)- What a genius idea!
