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Webster 1913 Edition


genie

ge′nie

, ‖

géˊnie

(jē′nē)
,
Noun.
[F.]
1.
Same as
Genius
{1}.

Definition 2024


Genie

Genie

See also: genie, génie, Génie, and -génie

English

Proper noun

Genie (plural Genies)

  1. A male given name Diminutive of Eugene and pet form of Gene
  2. A female given name Diminutive of Eugenie and Eugenia

French

Proper noun

Genie f

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Eugénie

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒeˈniː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

From French génie, from Latin genius

Noun

Genie n (genitive Genies, plural Genies)

  1. genius
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From French génie

Noun

Genie n (genitive Genies)

  1. (military) military engineers (unit)
Synonyms
  • Geniewesen, Ingenieurwesen, Kriegsbauwesen

genie

genie

See also: Genie, génie, Génie, and -génie

English

Alternative forms

Noun

genie (plural genii or genies)

  1. (Islam) An invisible spirit mentioned in the Qur'an and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals, of pre-Islamic Arabian mythological origin.
  2. A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From French génie.

Noun

genie n (plural genieën, diminutive genietje n)

  1. genius

Related terms

Noun

genie f (uncountable)

  1. military engineers (unit)

Italian

Noun

genie f

  1. plural of genia

Anagrams


Polish

Noun

genie m

  1. locative singular of gen