MEANING
A powerful supernatural being of Arabic and Islamic folklore, commonly regarded as a formidable kind of jinn.
Use it for
formidable spirits; perilous bargains; supernatural power with agencyUse a culturally rooted creature name without flattening it into generic evil.
Words that belong together
- summon an efreet
- bound efreet
- bargain with an efreet
On the page
The efreet offered a safe crossing but would not explain the price.
An efreet had guarded the cistern long before the city existed.
He asked the efreet for advice rather than power.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- efreet
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Variant of ifrit; portrayals and moral character vary, and fixed fire-elemental rules often come from modern games. Noun: efreet; plural efreets. Established variant spellings: ifrit/ifrits, afreet/afreets, afrit/afrits; all belong to the same lexical entry.
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