Polyglot Dictionary

Genius

/ˈɡeːni̯ʊs/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Genien

Meaning

  1. genius

    • Er war ein wahrer Genius.

      He was a true genius.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

genie

Genie and Genius are close synonyms for "genius," largely interchangeable; Genius is slightly more literary or elevated.

Similar in other languages

French

génie

génie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "genius."

Portuguese

gênio

gênio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "genius."

Practice

1 What does Genius mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er war ein wahrer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Genius?

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