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1. Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
   "Mozart was a child genius"
   - mastermind, brain, brainiac [N. Amer], Einstein, brainbox [Brit]
    
2. Unusual mental ability
   - brilliance
    
3. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
   - ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz, megastar
    
4. Exceptional creative ability
   - wizardry
    
5. A natural talent
   "he has a genius for interior decorating"
   - flair

Derived forms: genii, geniuses

Type of: creative thinking, creativeness, creativity, endowment, expert, gift, intellect, intellectual, intelligence, natural endowment, talent

Encyclopedia: Genius