What is the difference between clever and genius?

[micogurtiza]

Clever is a word that is used for people (mostly for animals such as dogs) who can think of alternative ways to wriggle out of a tough situation. If you put a barrier in front of a moving cockroach, it may not think of a way to get out but a more intelligent creature may find a way to circumvent the barrier. Clever has come to denote a person who is cunning but it is not right as clever is always used in a positive sense. While genius is a person with intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.

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[HarringtonStark]

Genius is more like geek or nerd. Clever is like jack off all trades. I'm smart but I'm not wise

[rajasumi3]

Clever and genius are two different things .
Clever is someone who does the things instantaneously and apply it right .
Genius is someone who is very good at all .genius can be called to someone who does a good job.

[pseexh]

Clever and genius are two different things .
Clever is someone who does the things instantaneously and apply it right .
Genius is someone who is very good at all .genius can be called to someone who does a good job.

A genius can not do a job at all. He will find a way to simplify his life and invent something high-tech. Just an intelligent person can only use knowledge, and a genius has talent and inspiration

[no0dlepunk]

In my opinion, clever pertains to people who generates ideas or solutions out of the box, while geniuses are people who scientifically solves a problem using methods which they learned from books and/or other "reliable" source...

In other words, clever is of art while genius is of science. I hope this makes sense

[dylanc]

Clever is just smart. Genius is a whole other level of smart. Basically very very smart.

[tikboyhere]

For me, clever and genius are really two different things. You can say clever if a person does things with his skills that most people cannot do. On the other hand, being genius is above being intelligent or smart. When someone tells you that you are genius, it means that you're like Einstein. Clever is based on the things that a person can do with his skills while genius is based on his own thinking without having skills because its already natural or inborn.

[karinaA]

The phrase "smart person" is applied to all people who have a certain amount of knowledge, regardless of their age. That is, an adult as well as a child who cleverly makes certain conclusions can be clever. Genius is the greatest manifestation of a person's creative potential with respect to other people, the highest degree of giftedness in anything. As a rule, it creates something unique, something that before it was not in this world. The genius makes discoveries all the time, allowing society to make a qualitative transition to the next stage of development. The intellect and efficiency of geniuses are truly amazing.