noun (plural geniuses or genii)
Etymology: Latin, tutelary spirit, natural inclinations, from gignere to beget
Date: 1513
1. an attendant spirit of a person or place, a person who influences another for good or bad, a strong leaning or inclination ; penchant ,
3. a peculiar, distinctive, or identifying character or spirit, the associations and traditions of a place, a personification or embodiment especially of a quality or condition, spirit , jinni ,
5. plural usually geniuses a single strongly marked capacity or aptitude , extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity, a person endowed with transcendent mental superiority, see: gift
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