prodigy
pronunciation
How to pronounce prodigy in British English:
UK [ˈprɒdədʒi]
How to pronounce prodigy in American English:
US [ˈprɑːdədʒi]
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- Noun:
- an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
- a sign of something about to happen
- an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
Word Origin
- prodigy (n.)
- late 15c., "sign, portent, something extraordinary from which omens are drawn," from Latin prodigium "prophetic sign, omen, portent, prodigy," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + -igium, a suffix or word of unknown origin, perhaps from *agi-, root of aio "I say" (see adage). Meaning "child with exceptional abilities" first recorded 1650s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Might chua have the recipe for raising a child prodigy ?
- 2. In sales of contemporary art the chinese market may be yet a babe , but it looks like a prodigy .
- 3. This isn 't the same resourceful prodigy who made the college dropout or even the wounded soul behind 808s and heartbreak .
- 4. Who 'd want to be a child prodigy ?
- 5. The praise mr romney heaps on mr ryan is largely deserved : he is something of a prodigy .