Definition of prodigy Prodigy
/pɹɑˈdʌʤi/ - [pradujee] - prod•i•gy
We found 12 definitions of prodigy from 5 different sources.
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What does prodigy mean?
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NounPlural: prodigies |
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| prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy" | ||
| brainiac, einstein, mastermind, brain, genius physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955) | ||
| boy wonder an extremely talented young male person | ||
| child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" | ||
| prodigy - an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor" | ||
| exemplar, good example, example, model something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" | ||
| prodigy - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" | ||
| omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication | ||
| augury, foretoken, preindication, sign an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" | ||
| auspice a favorable omen | ||
| foreboding an unfavorable omen | ||
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Wiktionary 
- prodigy (Noun)
Something from which omens are drawn. - prodigy (Noun)
An amazing or marvellous thing. - prodigy (Noun)
A wonderful example of something. - prodigy (Noun)
An extremely talented person, especially a child.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prodigy (n.)
Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as, eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies. - prodigy (n.)
Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning. - prodigy (n.)
A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prodigy
prod′i-ji, n. a portent: any person or thing that causes great wonder: a wonder: a monster.—adj. Prodig′ious, like a prodigy: astonishing: more than usually large in size or degree: monstrous.—adv. Prodig′iously.—n. Prodig′iousness. [Fr. prodige—L. prodigium, a prophetic sign—pro, before, dicĕre, to say.]
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🔤- prodigy, noun, singular of prodigies.
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