GENIUS
NOUNS
► ENGINE intellect, genius, mental capacity; disposition, character → 1631 Sc.
► INGENY mental ability; genius, talent, cleverness, ingenuity → 1474 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BEAUX ESPRITS men of wit or genius → 1638
► BEL-ESPRIT a clever genius; a brilliant wit → 1638
► GENIE a person having great natural ability or exceptional intellectual power; a genius → 1676 obs.
► GENIO an exceptionally talented or intelligent person; a genius; a person of superior intellect → 1684 obs.
► GENIUS an exceptionally intelligent or talented person, or one with exceptional skill in a particular area of art, science; etc.; a person endowed with genius → 1711
► GENIUSESS a female genius → 1772
► INGINE an ingenious person, a genius; a person of ability → 1824 Sc. obs.
► NIT a notable person, a genius → 1865 Sc.
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