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Ingenious
Ingenuity is the quality of being clever, original, and inventive, often in the process of applying ideas to solve problems or meet challenges.
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Genius
A genius is a person who displays exceptional intellectual ability, creative productivity, universality in genres or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of new advances in a domain of knowledge. Despite the presence of scholars in many subjects throughout history, many geniuses have shown high achievements in only a single kind of activity.
There is no scientifically precise definition of genius, and the question of whether the notion itself has any real meaning has long been a subject of debate, although psychologists are converging on a definition that emphasizes creativity and eminent achievement. Usually, genius is associated with talent, but many authors (for example Cesare Lombroso) systematically distinguish these terms.
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Ingenious (adjective)
Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
“This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had.”
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Ingenious (adjective)
Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.
“That is an ingenious model of the atom.”
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Ingenious (adjective)
Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.
“He sent me an ingenious reply for an email.”
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Genius (noun)
Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
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Genius (noun)
Extraordinary mental capacity.
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Genius (noun)
Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
“a work of genius.”
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Genius (noun)
The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
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Genius (adjective)
ingenious, very clever, or original.
“What a genius idea!”