- Why is genius often misspelt as geniOus? What are its etymons . . .
Why do people confuse between similar or related words: genius, ingenious, genuous and ingenuous? Why has "genious" not been a valid word unlike both genuous and ingenuous, and genuine and ingenuine? What are etymons, etymology, homonyms and related words for the genius, ingenious, genuous, ingenuous, genuine and ingenuine?
- meaning - What does the term delicate genius refer to? - English . . .
Do a Google search for delicate genius and you will get many results, none seem to be a definition though I was referred to as a delicate genius today after making a mistake at work I am not a l
- What does Make the colours in the sky mean in this context?
In my opinion the lyrics alone do not make it clear what the song's writer (s) intended Perhaps they want listeners to make up their own minds about what it means to them
- Word for people who change their opinions easily? [closed]
A person could truly believe both that they are a genius if they pass a test, and an imbecile if they don't Those aren't two changed opinions, but rather two evaluations of different outcomes
- Is there a word for someone who is a genius, or intelligent, but . . .
Closed 7 years ago Is there a word for someone who is a genius, or intelligent, but ignorant of obvious things, in a none intention sense? A character flaw I think of Orwell's "doublethink", according to Wiktionary, the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them, but that doesn't quiet
- Is there a word for a person who can understand difficult concepts or . . .
Consider the noun use of the term natural A person regarded as having an innate gift or talent for a particular task or activity: she was a natural for the sort of television work required of her [Oxford Dictionaries Online] The term is applicable to almost any field that is difficult for the average person to master The adjectival form can be used in your second example
- Is Jack of all trades, master of none really just a part of a longer . . .
7th Ghost Sir I am an universal genius Merc [ury] That is to say, in plain English, a Jack of all trades, and good at none Instances of this version of the expression go back to at least 1721, according to Bartlett Whiting, Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases (1977):
- etymology - What is the origin of newbie? - English Language Usage . . .
However, since I'd bet that knave is akin to kind, gentle, genius, German Kind "child" etc , which derive from PIE *ǵenh₁- ~ *ǵn̥h₁-, it may be notable that laryngeals are theorized to have had a labial feature (Frederik Hartmann 2021, The phonetic value of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeal In: Indo-European Linguistics)
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