Jedi

Jed·i
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/ˈd͡ʒɛd.aɪ/

noun

One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jedi.”

OriginJapanese 時代劇 ← Hebrew ידיד ← Egyptian Ḏ(j)dj →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

Jedi1

nounJedi (plural Jedi or (rare) Jedis)

plural rare Jedis

  1. Star WarsOne of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jedi.

  2. lifestyleA follower of Jediism.

JEDI2

nounJEDI (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure.

    After Trump’s remarks, the Defense Department launched a review of the JEDI contract.

    2020 January 13, Brian Fung, “Amazon will ask a court to block Microsoft from working on a $10 billion cloud computing contract”, in CNN Business

Origin

Jedi · noun

  1. EgyptianḎ(j)dj“the fictional Ancient Egyptian magician”
  2. Hebrewידיד“beloved; male friend”
  3. Japanese時代劇“‘period drama’ motion pictures about samurai”
  4. EnglishJedi

Coined by American filmmaker George Lucas as early as 1973 (in the manuscript Journal of the Whills), and first used in his 1977 film Star Wars. Several inspirations have been proposed: * Japanese 時代劇 (jidaigeki, “‘period drama’ motion pictures about samurai”) * Jed (King) and Jeddak (Emperor) in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which Lucas had considered adapting to film * Hebrew ידיד (yadíd, “beloved; male friend”) * Egyptian Ḏ(j)dj (Djedi, “the fictional Ancient Egyptian magician”, literally “he who endures”)

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JEDI · noun, proper noun

Chosen to match the name of the fictional Jedi in the film Star Wars.

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Translations

Arabic جَدَيْ
  • جَدَيْ (jaday)one of a fictional order of beings
Bulgarian джеда́й
  • джеда́й (džedáj)one of a fictional order of beings
Chinese Mandarin 絕地 /绝地, 傑迪 /杰迪
  • 絕地 /绝地 (Juédì)one of a fictional order of beings
  • 傑迪 /杰迪 (Jiédí)one of a fictional order of beings
  • 齋殆 /斋殆 (Zhāidài)one of a fictional order of beings
Esperanto Ĵedajo
  • Ĵedajoone of a fictional order of beings
French Jedi
  • Jedione of a fictional order of beings
German Jedi
  • Jedione of a fictional order of beings
Hindi जेडाई
  • जेडाई (jeḍāī)one of a fictional order of beings
Japanese ジェダイ
  • ジェダイ (Jedai)one of a fictional order of beings
Korean 제다이
  • 제다이 (Jedai)one of a fictional order of beings
Latvian Džedaja
  • Džedajaone of a fictional order of beings
Polish Jedi
  • Jedione of a fictional order of beings
Portuguese Jedi
  • Jedione of a fictional order of beings
Russian джеда́й, дже́дай
  • джеда́й (džedáj)one of a fictional order of beings
  • дже́дай (džédaj)one of a fictional order of beings
Spanish Jedi
  • Jedione of a fictional order of beings
Thai เจได
  • เจได (jee-dai)one of a fictional order of beings
Ukrainian джеда́й, дже́дай
  • джеда́й (džedáj)one of a fictional order of beings
  • дже́дай (džédaj)one of a fictional order of beings

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Jedi

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Jedi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jedi

MLA

“Jedi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jedi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jedi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jedi.

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