genio

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/ˈd͡ʒiːniəʊ/

noun

Somebody having a particular way of thinking.

OriginItalian genio →
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Meanings

noungenio (plural genios)

plural genios

  1. archaicrareSomebody having a particular way of thinking.

    Some genios which are not capable of pure affection […]

    1709 August 21 (Gregorian calendar), Isaac Bickerstaff [et al., pseudonyms; Richard Steele et al.], “Wednesday, August 11, 1709”, in The Tatler, number 53; republished in [Richard Steele], editor, The Tatler, […], London stereotype edition, volume I, London: I. Walker and Co.; […], 1822, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Italiangenio
  2. Englishgenio

Borrowed from Italian genio. Doublet of genius.

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APA

genio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genio

MLA

“genio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genio. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genio,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genio.

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