Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "jin sanyi" tana nufin jin sanyi ko rashin jin daɗi. Hakanan yana iya nufin yanayi ko muhallin da ke jin sanyi, rashin abokantaka, ko rashin maraba. A wasu mahallin, "jin sanyi" na iya nufin yanayin nutsuwa ko annashuwa.