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ге́ний — meaning in English

geniy

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English meaning

  • genius noun A person with exceptional intelligence, talent, or creative ability.
  • monster noun A frightening, dangerous creature, often imaginary or mythical.
  • prodigy noun A person, especially a child, with exceptional talent or ability.
  • wizard noun In folklore and fantasy fiction, a man who practises magic; a sorcerer.

Senses

ге́ний is used for these senses in English:

  • genius (countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
  • monster (figuratively, humorous) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a brat.
  • monster (informal) A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.
  • prodigy An extremely talented person, especially a child. [from 17th c.]
  • wizard One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.

genius — full definition

  1. noun A person with exceptional intelligence, talent, or creative ability.
  2. noun Exceptional natural ability or a flash of remarkable insight.
  3. adj (informal) Extremely clever or brilliant.

monster — full definition

  1. noun A frightening, dangerous creature, often imaginary or mythical.
  2. noun A cruel, heartless person, especially one who commits terrible acts.
  3. adj Extremely large or impressive.

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