genie

noun

ge·​nie ˈjē-nē 

plural genies also genii ˈjē-nē(-ˌī) 

1

: jinni sense 1

2

: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it

Examples of genie in a Sentence

He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.

Recent Examples on the Web

The filmmaker Lucas Ansel picked up on this fact, and ran with it, creating a stop-motion-animation adaptation of the classic Shouts, which describes a bit of a monkey’s-paw situation, involving a hard-of-hearing genie in a bathroom, naturally. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

For the first time since the Second World War, wealthy Americans watched their tax rates plunge, unleashing a genie that, in time, would shake loose any remaining restrictions on American oligarchs’ wealth. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

Patrick Fussell, global head of adversary simulation at IBM, compared AI to a genie. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

The generative genie is out of the bottle, and there’s no stuffing it back in. — ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

French génie, from Arabic jinnī

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for genie

• acini
• aldine
• amine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine

Kids Definition

genie

noun

ge·​nie ˈjē-nē 

: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it