Whiz vs Genius - What's the difference?
whiz | genius |
To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
To throw or spin rapidly.
(vulgar, slang) To urinate.
A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
An act of urination; a wiz.
(UK, slang, uncountable) amphetamine.
(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.
In context|informal|lang=en terms the difference between whiz and genius
is that whiz is (informal) someone who is remarkably skilled at something while genius is (informal) ingenious, very clever, or original.As nouns the difference between whiz and genius
is that whiz is a whirring or hissing sound (as above) while genius is (eulogistic) 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 whiz
is to make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.As an adjective genius is
(informal) ingenious, very clever, or original.whiz
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Alternative forms
* whizzVerb
- We whizzed in the bushes.
Noun
(whizzes)- I have to take a whiz .
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* whiz kidgenius
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(wikipedia genius)Adjective
(-)- What a genius idea!
