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Jinnee

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See jinn. Also spelled djinnee.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms.
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  • noun. Alternative spelling of jinni.
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  • noun. (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
  • Word Usage
    "With women like Cressida, Gertrude, and the Dark Lady of the Sonnets, the jinnee is out of the bottle."
    Equivalent
    jinni  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Eblis  shaitan  shaytan  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    variant
    Jin  djinn  djinnee  genie