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ungenius

noun

Etymology

From un- + genius.

  1. derived from genō
  2. borrowed from genius — “inborn nature; a tutelary deity of a person or place; wit, brilliance”
  3. prefixed as ungenius — “un + genius”

Definitions

  1. A person who is not a genius.

    • For a heady moment I wanted to fling the notebook down and say to them: you write about geniuses and ungeniuses if you like, but don't teach me how to do it, I won't be able to do it anyway. I'd be better acting instead of you.
    • Serenus Zeitblom, serene flower of the age, good-hearted, long-winded, the ungenius par excellence whose ungenius is his license to speak.

  2. Lack of genius.

    • Serenus Zeitblom, serene flower of the age, good-hearted, long-winded, the ungenius par excellence whose ungenius is his license to speak.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA