Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A supernatural creature who does one's bidding when summoned.
- noun A jinni.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Disposition; inclination; turn of mind; genius.
- noun Same as
jinnee. See jinn .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
genius . - noun Same as
jinnee .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Islam An invisible
spirit mentioned in theQur'an and believed byMuslims to inhabit the earth and influencemankind by appearing in the form ofhumans oranimals . - noun A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They are fighting in vain, though, because the genie is already out of the bottle and the world will never be the same again.
Reliable Sources: Journos spar over Obama presser question 2009
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They believe that things like Ebola, smallpox, and atomic energy all contain powerful, unseen spirits called djinns—from which we take the English word genie.
Blowback Brad Thor 2005
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They believe that things like Ebola, smallpox, and atomic energy all contain powerful, unseen spirits called djinns—from which we take the English word genie.
Blowback Brad Thor 2005
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The genie is out of the bag, its going to be impossible to get it back in on June 23, 2009 at 1: 25 pm anon
Think About Your Searching! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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We have crossed over a line in this area, a long time ago, and the genie is out of the bottle.
ProWomanProLife » Hey! Some decency left! (Evidence found) 2009
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Answer: Yep - in fact, the main genie is the character who continues from book to book, carrying the weight of the series.
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Regarding the eco-system, the genie is out of the bottle.
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No matter the genie is out of the bottle, and crap like the Calman report will not stop it.
Calman- "imaginative" and "bold"? O'Neill 2009
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The genie is already out of the bag and they donât see it or even want to acknowledge it.
Us versus Them 2009
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Schmidt spun all sorts of circles trying to justify her move, saying that she would still “return that money to the Treasury” if she could, but the “genie is out of the bottle.”
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