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.

genet

²

[ jen-it ]

noun

1. jennet ( def 2 ).

Genet

³

[ zhuh-ney; French zhuh-ne ]

noun

1. Jean [zhah, n], 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.

Genêt

⁴

[ zhuh-ney; French zhuh-ne ]

noun

1. Ed·mond Charles E·douard [ed-, mawn, sh, a, r, l ey-, dwar], Citizen Genêt, 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.
2. pen name of Janet Flanner.

genet

¹

/ ˈdʒɛnɪt; dʒɪˈnɛt /

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

genet

²

/ ˈdʒɛnɪt /

noun

1. an obsolete spelling of jennet

Genet

³

/ ʒənɛ /

noun

1. GenetJean19101986MFrenchTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelist 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of genet¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of genet¹

C15: from Old French genette, from Arabic jarnayt

Example Sentences

There she met Janet Flanner, who would become a famed New Yorker correspondent “Genet”—for three decades.

From The Daily Beast

After this debut, Goines continued to write at a furious pace, producing a body of work that echoed Celine, Genet, and Burroughs.

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The fossane has been called the genet of Madagascar, but that animal is of a different species, as will hereafter be shewn.

From Project Gutenberg

They have both been sometimes confounded with the weasel of Virginia, the genet, the musk-deer, and even with the hyna.

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Without it all the turbulence of Genet would have been as the idle wind.

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

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Hamilton and Knox were decidedly in favor of stronger measures and of deciding then and there upon the "renvoi" of Genet.

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