genii

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Guardian spirits.

   “On the 11th Century glass bowl above, the painted figures—winged genii, nude athletes and brawny soldiers—resemble mythological characters but may be only lighthearted mimicry of ancient Greek or Roman subjects.”

2. isim Any similar beings of other mythologies.

   “"According to the old wives' tales that are related about this race of genii who inhabit Iceland and its vicinity, they have a political form of government modelled after the same pattern as that which the inhabitants themselves are under.”

3. isim People possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill.

   “Quiz kids of Senior Class announced today. Jack Daniels, Valedictorian; Mary Lou Shaw, Salutatorian; Irvin Nachman, Third Honor Student; Boots Cumming, Highest Average, and Janet Davis, Second Highest Average. Just a bunch of genii that’s all.”

4. isim plural of genie

   “The latter are not elementals but spirits of the Genii order, and correspond to the inferior "gods" of the invisible world.”

5. isim plural of genus