Genius vs. Gifted — What's the Difference?

A genius is a person who displays exceptional intellectual ability, creative productivity, universality in genres, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of new discoveries or advances in a domain of knowledge. Geniuses may be polymaths who excel across many diverse subjects or may show high achievements in only a single kind of activity.There is no scientifically precise definition of a genius.

Having exceptional talent or natural ability

Extraordinary intellectual and creative power

Endowed with great natural ability, intelligence, or talent

A person of extraordinary intellect and talent.

Revealing special talent

A person who has an exceptionally high intelligence quotient, typically above 140.

Received as a gift

A strong natural talent, aptitude, or inclination

Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.

One who has such a talent or inclination

Simple past tense and past participle of gift

The prevailing spirit or distinctive character, as of a place, a person, or an era

Having unusual talent in some field.

Pl. ge·ni·i (jēnē-ī′) Roman Mythology A tutelary deity or guardian spirit of a person or place.

Having exceptionally high intelligence; - said of children, especially in discourse on education; as, a program for gifted children.

Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

Showing a natural aptitude for something

Extraordinary mental capacity.

Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.

(informal) Ingenious, brilliant, very clever, or original.

A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity; a supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. Jinnee.

The peculiar structure of mind with which each individual is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit; special taste, inclination, or disposition; as, a genius for history, for poetry, or painting.

Peculiar character; animating spirit, as of a nation, a religion, a language.

Distinguished mental superiority; uncommon intellectual power; especially, superior power of invention or origination of any kind, or of forming new combinations; as, a man of genius.

A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of superior intellectual faculties and creativity; as, Shakespeare was a rare genius.

Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality;

Unusual mental ability

Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Exceptional creative ability

A natural talent;