Difference between Ingenious and Genius

What is the difference between Ingenious and Genius?

Ingenious as an adjective is displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent. while Genius as a noun is someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

Ingenious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent. Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived. Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.

Genius

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.Extraordinary mental capacity.inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.The guardian spirit of a place or person.A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.

Example sentence: Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

We hope you now know whether to use Ingenious or Genius in your sentence.

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