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Jedi¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒɛd.aɪ/

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

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”)

noun Jedi · Jedis

  1. 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.
  2. A follower of Jediism.

JEDI²

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure After Trump’s remarks, the Defense Department launched a review of the JEDI contract.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: down, dishes, hondo, cdia, cesi, star wars, sentient, sapient, esper, multidimensional, teep, telekineticist, teek, jiva, indigo child, overmind

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noun one of a fictional order of beings

EspañolJedi
한국어제다이 Jedai
日本語ジェダイ Jedai
中文絕地 /绝地 Juédì, 傑迪 /杰迪 Jiédí, 齋殆 /斋殆 Zhāidài
हिन्दीजेडाई jeḍāī
PortuguêsJedi
FrançaisJedi
DeutschJedi
Русскийджеда́й džedáj, дже́дай džédaj
العربيةجَدَيْ jaday

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"Jedi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jedi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Jedi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jedi

Chicago

"Jedi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jedi.

BibTeX
@misc{jedi_2026,
  title = {Jedi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jedi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}