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Genius
genius
noun (plural ~es or genii) Etymology: Latin, tutelary spirit, natural inclinations, from gignere to beget Date: 1513 1. a. plural genii an attendant spirit of a person or place b. plural usually genii a person who influences another for good or bad 2. a strong leaning or inclination ; penchant 3. a. a peculiar, distinctive, or identifying character or spirit b. the associations and traditions of a place c. a personification or embodiment especially of a quality or condition 4. plural usually genii spirit, jinni 5. plural usually ~es a. a single strongly marked capacity or aptitude had a ~ for getting along with boys — Mary Ross b. extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity c. a person endowed with transcendent mental superiority; especially a person with a very high IQ Synonyms: see gift
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n. (pl. geniuses or genii) 1 (pl. geniuses) a an exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability or tendency. b a person having this. 2 the tutelary spirit of a person, place, institution, etc. 3 a person or spirit regarded as powerfully influencing a person for good or evil. 4 the prevalent feeling or associations etc. of a nation, age, etc. Etymology: L (in sense 2) f. the root of gignere beget ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. одаренность; гениальность a man of genius —- гениальный человек Goethe had genius —- Гете был гениальным писателем the impress of genius —- печать гениальности it is a work of genius —- это гениальное произведение there's genius in the way this was painted —- эта картина была написана гениально 2. (pl. -niuses) гений, гениальный человек, гениальная личность Shakespeare was a true genius —- Шекспир был поистине гением 3. (тк. в ед. ч.) талант; склонность; способность genius for (to) acting —- актерский талант to have a genius for music —- обладать большими музыкальными способностями he has a genius for making friends —- у него особый талант заводить друзей (сходиться с людьми), он гений общения he's got a genius for saying the wrong thing —- он вечно говорит не то, что следует 4. (pl. -nii) гений, дух good genius —- добрый дух (гений) tutelar(y) genius —- ангел-хранитель he is my evil genius —- он мой злой гений 5. (pl. -niuses) чувства, настроения, связанные с каким-л. местом 6. (pl. -niuses) дух (века, времени, языка, закона, нации и т. п.) the genius of the Renaissance period —- дух эпохи возрождения the French genius —- дух французского народа war is repugnant to the genius of the people —- война противна духу народа the genius of our langauge is its use of short words which do not change their endings —- специфика нашего языка состоит в употреблении коротких слов, окончания...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) pl. geniiгений, дух good (evil) genius - добрый (злой) дух, добрый (злой) гений 2) sing. only одаренность; гениальность a man of genius - гениальный человек 3) pl. -sesгений, гениальный человек, гениальная личность 4) pl. -sesчувства, настроения, связанные с каким-л. местом 5) pl. -sesдух (века, времени, нации, языка, закона) Syn: aptitude, bent, faculty, gift, instinct, knack, talent ...Англо-русский словарь
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(geniuses) 1. Genius is very great ability or skill in a particular subject or activity. This is the mark of her real genius as a designer... The man had genius and had made his mark in the aviation world... Its very title is a stroke of genius. N-UNCOUNT 2. A genius is a highly talented, creative, or intelligent person. Chaplin was not just a genius, he was among the most influential figures in film history. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or artistic ability, which only a few people have (a writer/work/woman etc of genius) (an imaginative novelist of great genius | The film reveals Fellini's genius. | a stroke of genius (=a very clever idea)) 2 someone who has an unusually high level of intelligence, mental skill or artistic ability (a musical genius | You can't compare him with a true genius like Einstein. | be a genius at sth) (Watch your money - Lou's a genius at cards.) 3 have a genius for (doing) sth to be especially good at doing something (Bernard had a genius for bringing out the best in his students. | Warhol's genius for publicity) 4 the special quality of a particular group of people, period of time etc (the French artistic genius) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- late 14c., from L. genius "guardian deity or spirit which watches over each person from birth; spirit, incarnation, wit, talent," from root of gignere "beget, produce" (see kin), from PIE base *gen- "produce." Meaning "person of natural intelligence or talent" first recorded 1649. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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