"genius" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: genius, genius [positive], more genius [comparative], most genius [superlative]
  1. μεγαλοφυής, ιδιοφυής Tags: informal
    Sense id: el-genius-en-noun-lHwZ~AVm Categories (other): Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)

Noun

Forms: genius, genius [singular], geniuses [plural]
  1. η μεγαλοφυΐα, η ιδιοφυΐα, η ιδιότητα του μεγαλοφυούς ή ιδιοφυούς Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: el-genius-en-noun-6gcTkpeQ
  2. η διάνοια, η μεγαλοφυΐα, η ιδιοφυΐα, η σπίθα, άνθρωπος με εξαιρετική ευφυΐα
    Sense id: el-genius-en-noun-XDpX7D4Y
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      "form": "genius",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genius",
      "raw_tags": [
        "θετικός",
        "παραθετικά"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more genius",
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        "παραθετικά",
        "συγκριτικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most genius",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παραθετικά",
        "υπερθετικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a genius idea - μεγαλοφυής ιδέα"
        },
        {
          "text": "a genius artist - ιδιοφυής καλλιτέχνης"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μεγαλοφυής, ιδιοφυής"
      ],
      "id": "el-genius-en-noun-lHwZ~AVm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ανεπίσημο"
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "genius"
}

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    },
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        "ενικός"
      ],
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "geniuses",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "military/political/artistic genius - στρατιωτική/πολιτική/καλλιτεχνική μεγαλοφυΐα"
        },
        {
          "text": "the genius of Phidias - η μεγαλοφυΐα του Φειδία"
        },
        {
          "text": "a musician gifted with genius - μουσικός προικισμένος με ιδιοφυΐα"
        }
      ],
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        "η μεγαλοφυΐα, η ιδιοφυΐα, η ιδιότητα του μεγαλοφυούς ή ιδιοφυούς"
      ],
      "id": "el-genius-en-noun-6gcTkpeQ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μη μετρήσιμο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The geniuses of our time.",
          "translation": "Οι διάνοιες της εποχής μας."
        },
        {
          "text": "Einstein was a math genius.",
          "translation": "Ο Αϊνστάιν ήταν μεγαλοφυΐα στα μαθηματικά."
        },
        {
          "text": "He is a math genius./He is a genius at math.",
          "translation": "Είναι ιδιοφυΐα στα μαθηματικά."
        },
        {
          "text": "Your son’s a genius, I can’t hold my own with him.",
          "translation": "Σπίθα ο γιος σου, δεν τα βγάζω πέρα μαζί του."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η διάνοια, η μεγαλοφυΐα, η ιδιοφυΐα, η σπίθα, άνθρωπος με εξαιρετική ευφυΐα"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "genius"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genius",
      "raw_tags": [
        "θετικός",
        "παραθετικά"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more genius",
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        "παραθετικά",
        "συγκριτικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most genius",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παραθετικά",
        "υπερθετικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Ανεπίσημοι όροι (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a genius idea - μεγαλοφυής ιδέα"
        },
        {
          "text": "a genius artist - ιδιοφυής καλλιτέχνης"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μεγαλοφυής, ιδιοφυής"
      ],
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        "ανεπίσημο"
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "genius"
}

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    {
      "form": "genius",
      "source": "header"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genius",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geniuses",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "text": "military/political/artistic genius - στρατιωτική/πολιτική/καλλιτεχνική μεγαλοφυΐα"
        },
        {
          "text": "the genius of Phidias - η μεγαλοφυΐα του Φειδία"
        },
        {
          "text": "a musician gifted with genius - μουσικός προικισμένος με ιδιοφυΐα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η μεγαλοφυΐα, η ιδιοφυΐα, η ιδιότητα του μεγαλοφυούς ή ιδιοφυούς"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μη μετρήσιμο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The geniuses of our time.",
          "translation": "Οι διάνοιες της εποχής μας."
        },
        {
          "text": "Einstein was a math genius.",
          "translation": "Ο Αϊνστάιν ήταν μεγαλοφυΐα στα μαθηματικά."
        },
        {
          "text": "He is a math genius./He is a genius at math.",
          "translation": "Είναι ιδιοφυΐα στα μαθηματικά."
        },
        {
          "text": "Your son’s a genius, I can’t hold my own with him.",
          "translation": "Σπίθα ο γιος σου, δεν τα βγάζω πέρα μαζί του."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η διάνοια, η μεγαλοφυΐα, η ιδιοφυΐα, η σπίθα, άνθρωπος με εξαιρετική ευφυΐα"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "genius"
}

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