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1. Nov. 2015 · According to the American Heritage Dictionary, if you use "genius" in any other meaning, including "an extremely intelligent human being", the correct plural form is "geniuses". Other dictionaries may list more meanings of the word, but the point remains that e.g. three persons with extraordinary mental capacity are geniuses, with "genii ...
16. Dez. 2010 · Genius was originally different, but evolved to have a meaning that is similar to ingenious. It came to us from Latin, but it was originally Greek. According to the OED, it mainly had the meaning of, approximately, "genie" or similar type of spirit, in Latin. Figuratively, it was also used to mean "characteristic disposition; inclination; bent ...
7. Jan. 2018 · He chose the word "stable" to modify genius simply to refute the common headline that he is "unstable". Meaning roughly, whatever the media is trying to say he is - he's saying he isn't. – Oldbag. CommentedJan 7, 2018 at 18:35. Stable: 1 : a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed; especially : such a building having stalls ...
18. Aug. 2010 · 16. Both are technically correct, but the idiomatic usage is "boy genius". It emphasizes the trait of genius being seen in the boy at an early age. Jan 31, 2011 at 22:40. Like "Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman astronaut." Mar 8, 2011 at 18:59. genius boy ninja boy ninja boy genius.
24. Mai 2011 · Delicate Genius. 1) a highly touted professional (such as a doctor or lawyer) who would not think of talking business outside of business hours. 2) a doctor who would charge a patient for a visit if they did not show up (and did not call to cancel), yet would not think twice about going skiing on a day that that doctor had a full schedule of ...
5. Juni 2020 · Compare: (1) we wonder whether A was B. (2) we wonder whether A wasn't B. These two propositions are logically the same, since in both sentences we don't know whether or not A is B. But (2) seems to suggest that A wasn't B is our default answer or acutal view, though we are not sure about it. But here in the context, the default answer (or the ...
I've noticed that there is a slight difference between typical British and American usage of these words. In the U.S., clever usually implies a certain amount of ingenuity, while smart implies general intelligence or knowledge. There is a feeling of lightness to clever; it is usually used for "little" things like a quick wit in conversation.
Is there a word for someone who is a genius, or intelligent, but ignorant of obvious things, in a none intention sense? A character flaw. I think of Orwell's "doublethink", according to Wiktionary, the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them, but that doesn't quiet do it. It is as if ...
23. März 2015 · You could pronounce it as. participants. participants's (i.e. "participantses") Occasionally, I prefer to pronounce participants' like I would participants's, which is "participantses". That occasional preference of mine is for clarity, but sounds awkward. Awkward because. users' sounds horrible as "userses".
7. Jan. 2023 · A (usually mathematical or scientific) genius comparable to Einstein. Also used ironically. 1942 O. Nash Good Intentions 292 Do you know Mr. Ganderdonk, he is no Einstein, he has no theories of Time and Space. Here is the full poem from Ogden Nash to better understand the ironical usage: SLOW DOWN, MR GANDERDONK, YOU’RE LATE.
