Definitions
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
Word origin
Blend of brain + maniac, with influence from ENIAC, the name of an early computer. The term was coined as the name of the fictional supervillain Brainiac in the Superman series and first appeared in Action Comics comic book #242 in July, 1958. By surface analysis, brainy + -ac.
Used in a sentence
“With all the brainiacs in the world ... you'd think somebody would come up with a sunblock for ice cream.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Very smart person”8 letters
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