Meanings
nounstroke of genius (plural strokes of genius)
plural strokes of genius
- A sudden mental insight that solves a problem.
Translations
Finnish neronleimaus, älynväläys
- neronleimaussudden mental insight that solves a problem
- älynväläyssudden mental insight that solves a problem
French éclair de génie, coup de génie
- éclair de géniesudden mental insight that solves a problem
- coup de géniesudden mental insight that solves a problem
German Geniestreich
- Geniestreichsudden mental insight that solves a problem
Hungarian isteni szikra
- isteni szikrasudden mental insight that solves a problem
Italian colpo di genio, lampo di genio
- colpo di geniosudden mental insight that solves a problem
- lampo di geniosudden mental insight that solves a problem
Polish genialny pomysł, genialny wynalazek
- genialny pomysłsudden mental insight that solves a problem
- genialny wynalazeksudden mental insight that solves a problem
- genialne posunięciesudden mental insight that solves a problem
- nagłe olśnieniesudden mental insight that solves a problem
Swedish snilleblixt
- snilleblixtsudden mental insight that solves a problem
Cite this entry
APA
stroke of genius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroke%20of%20genius
MLA
“stroke of genius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroke%20of%20genius. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stroke of genius,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroke%20of%20genius.
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