Polyglot Dictionary

génie

/ʒeni/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
génies

Meaning

  1. genius

    • Einstein était un génie.

      Einstein was a genius.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

virtuose

Close — both describe exceptional talent, a virtuoso and a genius.

Similar in other languages

German

Genie

Genie is the German word for the same thing — both mean "genius."

German

Genius

Genius is the German word for the same thing — both mean "genius."

Practice

1 What does génie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Einstein était un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches génie?

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