Ingenious vs. Genius — What's the Difference?

Having great inventive skill and imagination

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.

Marked by or exhibiting originality or inventiveness

Extraordinary intellectual and creative power

(Obsolete) Having genius; brilliant.

A person of extraordinary intellect and talent.

Of a person: Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.

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

Of a thing: characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done.

A strong natural talent, aptitude, or inclination

Showing originality or sagacity; witty.

One who has such a talent or inclination

Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic.

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

Proceeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc.

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

Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.

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

Mental; intellectual.

Extraordinary mental capacity.

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action;

Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

Skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends;

The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.

Showing inventiveness and skill;

(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;