Adjective
genial
Pronunciation: /ɡeˈni̯aːl/
genius, ingenious, genial (in the sense of genius)
B1
rank #3,167
Meanings
Adjective
- genius, ingenious, genial (in the sense of genius)
- excellent
Example sentence
Deine Idee mit dem Regal ist wirklich genial.
Your idea with the shelf is really brilliant.
Usage
- eine geniale Idee — An ingenious or brilliant idea.
- genial / freundlich — German genial usually means brilliant, rather than friendly like English genial.
Mit diesem genialen Trick sparen wir viel Zeit.
This ingenious trick saves us a lot of time.