1. (

• genius ,
• mastermind ,
• brain ,
• brainiac ,
• Einstein ,

) someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" ;

2. (

• brilliance ,
• genius ,

) unusual mental ability ;

3. (

• ace ,
• adept ,
• champion ,
• sensation ,
• maven ,
• mavin ,
• virtuoso ,
• genius ,
• hotshot ,
• star ,
• superstar ,
• whiz ,
• whizz ,
• wizard ,
• wiz

) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field ;

4. (

• genius ,
• wizardry

) exceptional creative ability ;

5. (

• flair ,
• genius ,

) a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating" ;