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brainiac

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈbɹeɪniæk

Definitions

A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.

derogatory, slang, sometimes

Equivalents

4 more languages
Suominero
Հայերենմոզգ
Italianocervellone
PolskiMozgowiec

Examples

With all the brainiacs in the world ... you'd think somebody would come up with a sunblock for ice cream.”
With nearly 900,000 Twitter followers, Popova is a member of a rare pantheon of “influencers” for the brainiac crowd. Miraculously, she makes a living writing a blog about science, literature, philosophy, feminism and whatever else takes her voracious and generous fancy.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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