genii

[ jee-nee-ahy ]

noun

1. a plural of genius.

genii

/ ˈdʒiːnɪˌaɪ /

noun

1. See genius
   the plural of genius genius

Example Sentences

Genii protect individuals and places: springs, hills, cities, and army barracks all had a genius loci, a genius of the place.

From The Daily Beast

But the Romans simply transferred many of the functions of genii to angels.

From The Daily Beast

But now, as if some fabled genii had come to his aid, fortune had suddenly poured her favours into his lap.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the branches flit birds, and winged genii like little cupids.

From Project Gutenberg

As the bird must fly north in springtime, so must I drink the hemp smoke, when the genii bid, or die.

From Project Gutenberg

The warm wind bore to them the sniff of the sand-dunes, spiced groves, and genii's islands far to southward.

From Project Gutenberg

It seemed here as if the genius of fire had striven to outdo the grotesque extravagances of the genii of the waters.

From Project Gutenberg