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• genet
  genet

  noun

  any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
• Genet
  Genet

  noun

  Jean 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.
• Genêt
  Genêt

  noun

  Edmond Charles Edouard Citizen Genêt, 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.

genet

¹ American  

[jen-it, juh-net] / ˈdʒɛn ɪt, dʒəˈnɛt /

Or genette

noun

1. any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.

2. the fur of such an animal.

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genet ² American  

[jen-it] / ˈdʒɛn ɪt /

noun

1. jennet.

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Genet ³ American  

[zhuh-ney, zhuh-ne] / ʒəˈneɪ, ʒəˈnɛ /

noun

1. Jean 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.

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Genêt ⁴ American  

[zhuh-ney, zhuh-ne] / ʒəˈneɪ, ʒəˈnɛ /

noun

1. Edmond Charles Edouard Citizen Genêt, 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.

2. pen name of Janet Flanner.

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genet ¹ British  

/ ˈdʒɛnɪt, dʒɪˈnɛt /

noun

1. 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. the fur of such an animal

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Genet ² British  

/ ʒənɛ /

noun

1. 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)

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genet ³ British  

/ ˈdʒɛnɪt /

noun

1. an obsolete spelling of jennet

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Etymology

Origin of genet

1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French genette < Arabic jarnait