2007-03-23 06:59:14 · 5 answers · asked by Habt our quell 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
To me, genius is applied brilliance.
Someone could be as "smart" as all get-out, like being able to recite pi to 10,000 places, but a true genius uses their intelligence in some practical application.
2007-03-23 07:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree in general with Pat Z. I would add 'brilliance' is a quality of a thing (which could include a person); genius is a characteristic of a person (which sometimes is inferred from an act: "that proposal of hers showed real genius" or "I can't say enough about the brilliance of her proposal".
2007-03-23 17:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brilliance is striking, distinguished and/ or unusual mental keenness or alertness.
Genius is extraordinary intellectual power.
I may just be "splitting hairs" but I think there's a slight difference. I believe that someone can be brilliant without necessarily being a genius. For example, take an idiot savant (think Dustin Hoffman in the film "Rainman" who was brilliant when it came to anything to do with numbers but, otherwise, wasn't a particularly intelligent person).
Hmmm, how about, one can have moments of brilliance (where you really "shine") but genius (a very high IQ) is forever.
2007-03-23 14:13:59 · answer #3 · answered by pat z 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hmmm in a certain way yes. genius is uncontrollable...takes over your mind...and social skills...and brilliance is what a genius possesses
2007-03-23 14:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by Liya J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
brilliance
Definition: brightness
Antonyms: darkness, gloom
Definition: genius
Antonyms: stupidity
So yes they are the same thing
2007-03-23 14:03:47 · answer #5 · answered by Momofboys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋