genet

1

or ge·nette

[ jen-it, juh-net ]

noun
  1. any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.

  2. the fur of such an animal.

Origin of genet

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1375–1425; late Middle English <Old French genette<Arabic jarnait

Words Nearby genet

Other definitions for genet (2 of 4)

genet2
[ jen-it ]

Other definitions for Genet (3 of 4)

Genet
[ zhuh-ney; French zhuh-ne ]

noun
  1. Jean [zhahn], /ʒɑ̃/, 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.

Other definitions for Genêt (4 of 4)

Genêt
[ zhuh-ney; French zhuh-ne ]

noun
  1. Ed·mond Charles E·douard [ed-mawnsharl ey-dwar], /ɛdˈmɔ̃ ʃarl eɪˈdwar/, "Citizen Genêt", 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.

  2. pen name of Janet Flanner.

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How to use genet in a sentence

  • genet was warned that the vessel could not sail; he refused to give definite assurances that it would not be ordered to sea.

    Thomas Jefferson | Gilbert Chinard
  • Hamilton and Knox were decidedly in favor of stronger measures and of deciding then and there upon the "renvoi" of genet.

    Thomas Jefferson | Gilbert Chinard

British Dictionary definitions for genet (1 of 3)

genet1

genette (dʒɪˈnɛt)

/ (ˈdʒɛnɪt) /


noun
  1. any agile catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Genetta, inhabiting wooded regions of Africa and S Europe, having an elongated head, thick spotted or blotched fur, and a very long tail

  2. the fur of such an animal

Origin of genet

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C15: from Old French genette, from Arabic jarnayt

British Dictionary definitions for genet (2 of 3)

genet2

/ (ˈdʒɛnɪt) /


noun
  1. an obsolete spelling of jennet

British Dictionary definitions for Genet (3 of 3)

Genet

/ (French ʒənɛ) /


noun
  1. Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–86, French dramatist and novelist; his novels include Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1944) and his plays Les Bonnes (1947) and Le Balcon (1956)

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