Meanings
nounscenius (countable and uncountable, plural sceniuses or scenii)
plural sceniuses · plural scenii
- countableuncountableThe intelligence of a whole operation or group of people; collective creativity.
Tim Berners-Lee has ascribed his own tech breakthrough to the “scenius”: “Most of the technology involved in the web . . . had been designed already, I just had to put them together.”
2025 June 28, Lucasta Miller, “The cleverness conundrum”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9
Origin
Blend of scene (“subculture”) + genius, sometimes attributed to Brian Eno.
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APA
scenius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scenius
MLA
“scenius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scenius. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scenius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scenius.
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