Thesaurus
variants:
or jinn
also djinni
or djinn
Synonyms of jinni
as in genie, angel
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for jinni
- apparition,
- bogey
- (also bogie or bogy),
- familiar spirit,
- ghost,
- hant
- [dialect],
- haunt
- [chiefly dialect],
- materialization,
- phantasm
- (also fantasm),
- phantom,
- poltergeist,
- shade,
- shadow,
- specter
- (or spectre),
- spirit,
- spook,
- sprite,
- vision,
- visitant,
- wraith
- doppelgänger
- (or doppelganger),
- double,
- fetch
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about jinni
Listen to Our Podcast about jinni
Theme music by Joshua Stamper ©2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP
Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox!
Comments on jinni
What made you want to look up jinni? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words Used by Nabokov Quiz
-
- Choose the best definition or synonym for the word in bold: "There are some eructations that sound like cheers—at least, mine did." Lolita
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share jinni
Time Traveler for jinni
The first known use of jinni was in 1684
See more words from the same year