What is a fancy word for smart person?

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Some common synonyms of intelligent are alert, clever, and quick-witted.
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How do you say smart in a nice way?

synonyms for smart
  1. agile.
  2. astute.
  3. bold.
  4. brainy.
  5. bright.
  6. brilliant.
  7. canny.
  8. crafty.
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What is a nickname for a brainy person?

3 mental giant, master, expert; whiz, brain, brainiac.
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How do you call a smart kid?

child prodigy
  1. boy wonder.
  2. genius.
  3. gifted child.
  4. gifted student.
  5. girl wonder.
  6. phenom.
  7. polymath.
  8. prodigy.
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What is the synonym of brainy?

clever. (informal) I don't class myself as being very intelligent or brainy. Synonyms. intelligent.
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What is another word for clever or smart?

1 ingenious, talented, quick-witted; smart, gifted; apt, expert. 4 skillful, agile, handy.
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What are 3 synonyms for genius?

synonyms for genius
  • ability.
  • accomplishment.
  • acumen.
  • aptitude.
  • brilliance.
  • flair.
  • imagination.
  • ingenuity.
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What is a super genius called?

supergenius (plural supergeniuses) A genius of extreme brilliance.
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What's higher than a genius?

The sixth level of intelligence is the level of being a SUPER GENIUS. It is far higher than the genius level because super genius contains transcendental genius. Many geniuses have a kind of behavior which is perceived by others as eccentric.
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What is a word for highly talented?

A virtuoso is an incredibly talented musician.
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What is a another word for clever?

Definitions of claver. verb. talk socially without exchanging too much information. synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit.
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What do you call a moron?

dunderhead. halfwit. idiot. imbecile. oaf (old-fashioned)
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Does brainy mean smart?

Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
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What is a brainy person?

: having or showing a well-developed intellect : intelligent.
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What are some attractive nicknames?

Consider these pet names for your girlfriend or wife.
  • Babe.
  • Love.
  • Beautiful.
  • Princess.
  • Buttercup.
  • Cutie pie.
  • Dream girl.
  • Love bug.
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What is a knowledgeable person called?

well-informed. versed. abreast. at home. up-to-date.
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What is a clever person?

adjective. Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well. He's a very clever man. My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was. Her mother was clever at many things.
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What is a brilliant person?

(brɪliənt ) adjective. A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skillful. She had a brilliant mind. Synonyms: intelligent, sharp, intellectual, alert More Synonyms of brilliant.
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What word means intelligence?

Synonyms of intelligence
  • intellect.
  • sense.
  • intellectuality.
  • smarts.
  • talent.
  • brainpower.
  • reason.
  • aptitude.
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Is Clever another word for smart?

OTHER WORDS FOR clever

1 ingenious, talented, quick-witted; smart, gifted; apt, expert.
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What is the root word for smart?

The source of “smart” is the prehistoric Germanic root word “smert,” which meant “to be painful; to hurt,” and which eventually produced our modern English “smart.” As a verb, “to smart” has always meant “to hurt,” usually literally, although later uses have invoked the word in a figurative sense (“The fact that it was ...
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What is the IQ of moron?

It originally referred to people of the second order in a former and discarded classification of intellectual disability, with a mental age of three to seven years and an IQ of 25–50, above "idiot" (IQ below 25) and below "moron" (IQ of 51–70).
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Is Moran a swear word?

The terms idiot, imbecile, moron, and their derivatives were formerly used as technical descriptors in medical, educational, and regulatory contexts. These uses were broadly rejected by the close of the 20th century and are now considered offensive.
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What's worse than a moron?

Specifically, those who have an IQ between 0 and 25 are idiots; IQs between 26 and 50 are considered imbeciles; and those who have an IQ between 51 and 70 are considered morons. These terms were popular in psychology as associated with intelligence on an IQ test until around the 1960s.
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How do you tell someone they are smart?

"You're lucky to be so smart!" "Wow, what a smart kid you are!"
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