intellectual vs genius

genius vs intellectual

intellectual and genius both are nouns.

intellectual is an adjective but genius is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intellectual	Yes	Yes	No	No
genius	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genius is a hyponym of intellectual; that is, genius is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intellectual:

intellectual: a person who uses the mind creatively
genius: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

Other hyponyms of intellectual include anomalist, exponent, alchemist, aphorist, bel esprit, clever clogs, clever Dick, decipherer, decoder, egghead, expositor, expounder, brain, brainiac, Einstein, mastermind, highbrow, mentor, wise man, bookman, scholar, scholarly person, doubter, sceptic, skeptic, specifier, subjectivist, synthesiser, synthesist, synthesizer, idealogue, theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer, creative thinker, mind, thinker, thinker, illusionist, seer, visionary, wonderer.

intellectual (noun)	genius (noun)
a person who uses the mind creatively	exceptional creative ability
	a natural talent
	unusual mental ability
	someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
	someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

intellectual (adjective)	genius (adjective)
appealing to or using the intellect
involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

Difference between intellectual and genius

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