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- [jeyd]
- /dʒeɪd/
- /dʒeɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jeyd]
- /dʒeɪd/
Definitions of jade word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of JADE James' DSSSL Engine 3
- noun jade a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse. 1
- noun jade a disreputable or ill-tempered woman. 1
- noun jade A hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite. 1
- noun jade gemstone 1
- adjective jade color: green 1
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Origin of jade
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < French < Italian giada < obsolete Spanish (piedra de) ijada (stone of) colic < Vulgar Latin *iliata, equivalent to Latin īli(a) flanks (see ilium) + -ata -ate1; so called because supposed to cure nephritic colic
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Parts of speech for Jade
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jade popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jade usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jade
adjective jade
- willow — any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc. Compare willow family.
- pea — the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- beryl — a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18. Crystal structure: hexagonal
- sapper — a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- bice — a medium blue colour; azurite
noun jade
- slut — Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- baggage — Your baggage consists of the bags that you take with you when you travel.
- floozy — a gaudily dressed, usually immoral woman, especially a prostitute.
- harlot — a prostitute; whore.
- hooker — Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
verb jade
- fatigue — weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
- disable — make not work
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- bush — A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.
- debilitate — If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
Antonyms for jade
verb jade
- activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
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