heypolyglot
Italian

geniale

/dʒeˈnja.le/adjectiveB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 5,811

Meaning

brilliant, genius

  • demonstrating exceptional creative or intellectual talent
  • exceptionally clever or effective (of an idea, solution, or invention)

In a sentence

Hai avuto un'idea davvero geniale per risolvere il problema.

You had a truly brilliant idea to solve the problem.

Quell'ingegnere ha progettato un dispositivo geniale.

That engineer designed an ingenious device.

Non trovi geniale il finale di questo romanzo?

Don't you find the ending of this novel brilliant?

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
genialemasculine · singular
genialefeminine · singular
genialimasculine · plural
genialifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • False friend: does not mean 'genial' (friendly/cheerful), but 'brilliant' or 'of a genius'.

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