Genet (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Genetta Genetta

Hypernyms

• Viverrine Mammal

Meaning ²

French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

• Edmond-Charles Genêt was a French diplomat who played a significant role in the early years of the French Revolution.
• Genêt was appointed as the French Minister to the United States in 1793, with the goal of drawing the young nation into the war against Great Britain.
• As Genêt traveled to the United States, he was warmly received by many Americans who were sympathetic to the French cause.
• However, Genêt's efforts to persuade the US government to declare war on Great Britain were ultimately unsuccessful.
• Genêt's diplomatic career was marked by controversy, and he was eventually recalled to France in 1794.

Synonyms

• Citizen Genet
• Edmund Charles Edouard Genet

Meaning ³

French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Jean Genet