Common Genet

Ge·net (zh

-n

), Jean 1910-1986.

French writer who is best known for his absurdist plays, including The Balcony (1956).

gen·et¹ (j

t, j

-n

)

Any of several Old World carnivorous mammals of the genus Genetta, having grayish or yellowish fur with dark spots and a long ringed tail.

[Middle English, from Old French genete.]

gen·et² (j

Variant of jennet.

Genet (French) [ʒənɛ]

(Biographies / Genet, Jean (1910-1986) M, French, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: 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)

genet¹, genette [dʒɪˈnɛt]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the fur of such an animal

[from Old French genette, from Arabic jarnayt]

genet²

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an obsolete spelling of jennet

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	Genet - French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834) Citizen Genet, Edmund Charles Edouard Genet
	2.	Genet - French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986) Jean Genet
	3.	genet - agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail Genetta genetta viverrine, viverrine mammal - small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World Genetta, genus Genetta - genets

Translations

genet [ˈdʒenɪt] N → jineta f, gineta f

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