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jade

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒeɪd/

The English word “jade” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
  2. A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
  3. A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.
  4. A horse too old to be put to work.
  5. A bad-tempered or disreputable woman.

adjective

  1. Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

verb

  1. To fatigue, tire, or weary (someone or something).
  2. To treat (someone or something) like a jade; to spurn.
  3. To make (someone or something) contemptible and ridiculous.

Etymology

Borrowed from French le jade, rebracketing of earlier l'éjade (“jade”), from Spanish piedra de ijada (“flank stone”), via Vulgar Latin *iliata from Latin ilia (“flank”). (Jade was thought to cure pains in the side.)

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