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- [jel-ee]
- /ˈdʒɛl i/
- /ˈdʒeli/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jel-ee]
- /ˈdʒɛl i/
Definitions of jelly word
- noun plural jelly a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc. 1
- noun plural jelly any substance having the consistency of jelly. 1
- noun plural jelly Chiefly British. a fruit-flavored gelatin dessert. 1
- noun plural jelly a plastic sandal or shoe. 1
- adjective jelly containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples. 1
- noun jelly A sweet, clear, semisolid, somewhat elastic spread or preserve made from fruit juice and sugar boiled to a thick consistency. 1
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Origin of jelly
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English gely < Old French gelee frozen jelly < Medieval Latin gelāta frozen, equivalent to Latin gel- freeze + -āta -ate1; cf. gel, cold
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Parts of speech for Jelly
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jelly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jelly
noun jelly
- gelatin — a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- aspic — Aspic is a clear shiny jelly made from meat juices. It is used in making cold savoury meat dishes.
- gel — Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- jam — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- extract — Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
verb jelly
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- thicken — make thicker
- jellify — to make into a jelly; reduce to a gelatinous state.
- gelatinize — to make gelatinous.
- congeal — When a liquid congeals, it becomes very thick and sticky and almost solid.
Antonyms for jelly
verb jelly
- liquefy — Make or become liquid.
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