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genial
brilliant /dʒeˈnjal/
adjective#3004 most common
Also: ingenious, awesome, of genius
Example sentences
Filmul acesta este genial.
This movie is brilliant.
Am un prieten genial care mă ajută mereu.
I have a brilliant friend who always helps me.
Profesoara noastră de fizică e pur și simplu genială.
Our physics teacher is simply brilliant.
Ideea lui a fost genială, dar greu de pus în practică.
His idea was brilliant, but hard to put into practice.
Inginerii care au conceput acest sistem sunt cu adevărat geniali.
The engineers who designed this system are truly brilliant.
Deși critica literară i-a contestat originalitatea, opera rămâne, în ochii publicului, genială.
Although literary criticism has disputed its originality, the work remains, in the public's eyes, brilliant.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | genial | geniali |
| Genitive | genial | geniali |
| Accusative | genial | geniali |
| Vocative | genialule | genialilor |
Word family
geniugenius
genialitatebrilliance, stroke of genius
genial (adv. use)brilliantly (colloquial, e.g. "a mers genial")
ingeniosclever, resourceful
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "genial" from French "génial," itself built on Latin "genius," the innate guiding spirit or talent thought to accompany a person from birth. The Latin word traces to the PIE root for begetting or giving birth. The adjective spread through French into Romanian in the modern era, alongside many other learned Latinate terms.
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