Smart vs. Genius — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Smart and Genius
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Smart
(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed
You look very smart
Genius
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.
Smart
Having or showing a quick-witted intelligence
If he was that smart he would never have been tricked
Genius
Extraordinary intellectual and creative power
Artistic works of genius.
Smart
Quick; brisk
He set off at a smart pace
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Genius
A person of extraordinary intellect and talent.
Smart
(of part of the body) feel a sharp stinging pain
Her legs were scratched and smarting
Genius
A person who has an exceptionally high intelligence quotient, typically above 140.
Smart
Sharp stinging pain
The smart of the recent cuts
Genius
A strong natural talent, aptitude, or inclination
Has a genius for choosing the right words.
Smart
Intelligence; acumen
I don't think I have the smarts for it
Genius
One who has such a talent or inclination
A genius at diplomacy.
Smart
Having or showing intelligence; bright.
Genius
The prevailing spirit or distinctive character, as of a place, a person, or an era
The genius of Elizabethan England.
Smart
Canny and shrewd in dealings with others
A smart negotiator.
Genius
Pl. ge·ni·i (jēnē-ī′) Roman Mythology A tutelary deity or guardian spirit of a person or place.
Smart
Amusingly clever; witty
A smart quip.
A lively, smart conversation.
Genius
Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
Idiot savant
Smart
Impertinent; insolent
That's enough of your smart talk.
Genius
Extraordinary mental capacity.
Smart
Energetic or quick in movement
A smart pace.
Genius
Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
A work of genius
To add a dash of cinnamon amid such umami was pure genius
Smart
Fashionable; elegant
A smart suit.
A smart restaurant.
The smart set.
Genius
The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
And the genius of the place: the growing enthusiasm for codified standards in the Army and Navy
Smart
Capable of making adjustments that resemble those resulting from human decisions, chiefly by means of electronic sensors and computer technology
Smart missiles.
Smart machines.
Genius
(informal) Ingenious, brilliant, very clever, or original.
What a genius idea!
Smart
To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain
The slap delivered to my face smarted.
Genius
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 unseen genius of the wood.
We talk of genius still, but with thought how changed! The genius of Augustus was a tutelary demon, to be sworn by and to receive offerings on an altar as a deity.
Smart
To be the location of such a pain
The incision on my leg smarts.
Genius
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.
Smart
To feel such a pain.
Genius
Peculiar character; animating spirit, as of a nation, a religion, a language.
Smart
To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse
"No creature smarts so little as a fool" (Alexander Pope).
Genius
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.
Genius of the highest kind implies an unusual intensity of the modifying power.
Smart
Sharp pain or anguish
The smart of the wound.
Genius
A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of superior intellectual faculties and creativity; as, Shakespeare was a rare genius.
Smart
Smarts(Slang) Intelligence; expertise
A reporter with a lot of smarts.
Genius
Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality;
Mozart was a child genius
He's smart but he's no Einstein
Smart
(intransitive) To hurt or sting.
After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"
Genius
Unusual mental ability
Smart
(transitive) To cause a smart or sting in.
Genius
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Smart
(intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
Genius
Exceptional creative ability
Smart
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
Genius
A natural talent;
He has a flair for mathematics
He has a genius for interior decorating
Smart
(informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
Smart
Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
Smart car
Smart
Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
A smart outfit
You look smart in that business suit.
Smart
Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
He became tired of his daughter's sarcasm and smart remarks.
Don't get smart with me!
Smart
Sudden and intense.
Smart
Causing sharp pain; stinging.
Smart
Sharp; keen; poignant.
A smart pain
Smart
Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.
He raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart.
That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart.
Smart
(archaic) Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
Smart
(archaic) Pretentious; showy; spruce.
A smart gown
Smart
(archaic) Brisk; fresh.
A smart breeze
Smart
A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
Smart
Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
Smart
Smart-money.
Smart
A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
Smart
To feel a lively, pungent local pain; - said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart.
Smart
To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil; as, the team is still smarting from its loss of the championship.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
Smart
To cause a smart in.
Smart
Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles.
Smart
Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction.
To stand 'twixt us and our deserved smart.
Counsel mitigates the greatest smart.
Smart
A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy.
Smart
Smart money (see below).
Smart
Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste.
How smart lash that speech doth give my conscience.
Smart
Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain.
Smart
Vigorous; sharp; severe.
Smart
Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever.
Smart
Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
Smart
Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying.
Who, for the poor renown of being smartWould leave a sting within a brother's heart?
A sentence or two, . . . which I thought very smart.
Smart
Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown.
Smart
Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze.
Smart
A kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
Smart
Be the source of pain
Smart
Showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
Smart
Elegant and stylish;
Chic elegance
A smart new dress
A suit of voguish cut
Smart
Characterized by quickness and ease in learning;
Some children are brighter in one subject than another
Smart children talk earlier than the average
Smart
Improperly forward or bold;
Don't be fresh with me
Impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
An impudent boy given to insulting strangers
Smart
Marked by smartness in dress and manners;
A dapper young man
A jaunty red hat
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