jinn

variants or jinns also djinn or djinns
Definition of jinnnext
plural of jinni

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jinn In the centuries-old Cape Town Muslim community of my childhood, none of this was particularly unusual; older people spoke freely about ghosts or jinn, counseling us to take precautions of prayers, salt, incense, to limit our interaction with them. Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025 By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jinn
Noun
  • One Aladdin Two Lamps contains spectacular genies of its own, particularly when the author follows her intuition.
    Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • He and Ka-young are reunited, both as genies.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The spirits are all around here.
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The day event features a pop-up photo studio with celebrity photographer David Christopher Lee, along with brands across beauty, wellness, home and spirits — and puppies also available for adoption.
    Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Out back on the patio, a pair of angels cry red blood tears into a fountain, skeletons escape their open coffins and a hooded skull peers over the tables like a Gordon Ramsay grim reaper.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • As for angels with a devil-may-care attitude, this new Gucci is also represented by it girl Sydney Lynn Carlson and rapper Fakemink (who both walked in the show too) as well as photographer Nadia Lee Cohen and director Aidan Zamiri, the director of Charli XCX’s The Moment.
    Sofia Viganò, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • They were hidden in DART’s original photos, but UMD researchers Tony Farnham and Juan Rizos developed techniques to remove shadows and lighting effects.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Titled ClairObscur, it was dedicated to illuminating forms of character through the exploration of shadows, in part inspired by the dramatic tenebrism of Caravaggio.
    Luke Leitch, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Just in time for Halloween, the sonic phantoms that have long plagued the ladies of The View have seemingly possessed inanimate objects over on the Live With Kelly and Mark set.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Because contemporary phantoms of Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, and Rolex are expertly constructed to entice even the most discerning eye, provenance is crucial.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Skeletal specters emerge as a consequence of tampering with such dark magic, and one launches itself at McAdams' Christine Palmer.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The Duffers have always worn their influences with pride, and the specters of Steven Spielberg and Stephen King helped jump-start the series into a phenomenon.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025

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“Jinn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinn. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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