jade

¹

[jeyd]

noun

1. either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.

2. an object, as a carving, made from this material.

3. Also called jade green. green, varying from bluish green to yellowish green.

jade

²

[jeyd]

noun

1. a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.

2. a disreputable or ill-tempered woman.

verb (used with or without object)

jaded, jading 

1. to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or overuse.

jade

¹

/ dʒeɪd /

noun

1. 1. a semiprecious stone consisting of either jadeite or nephrite. It varies in colour from white to green and is used for making ornaments and jewellery

   2. ( as modifier )

      jade ornaments

2. 1. the green colour of jade

   2. ( as modifier )

      a jade skirt

jade

²

/ dʒeɪd /

noun

1. an old overworked horse; nag; hack

2. derogatory,  a woman considered to be ill-tempered or disreputable

verb

1. to exhaust or make exhausted from work or use

jade

1. A hard gemstone that is pale green or white and consists either of the mineral jadeite (a pyroxene) or the mineral nephrite (an amphibole). It usually forms within metamorphic rocks.

Other Word Forms

• jadelike adjective
• jadish adjective
• jadishly adverb
• jadishness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of jade¹

1585–95; < French < Italian giada < obsolete Spanish ( piedra de ) ijada (stone of ) colic < Vulgar Latin *iliata, equivalent to Latin īli ( a ) flanks ( ilium ) + -ata -ate ¹; so called because supposed to cure nephritic colic

Origin of jade²

1350–1400; Middle English; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of jade¹

C18: from French, from Italian giada, from obsolete Spanish piedra de ijada colic stone (literally: stone of the flank, because it was believed to cure renal colic); ijada, from Vulgar Latin īliata (unattested) flanks, from Latin īlia, plural of īlium; see _ileum

Origin of jade²

C14: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

“This kid is real. He’s not jaded or tainted by anything yet. And to Netflix’s credit, they took a chance on him.”

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While it doesn’t share that series’ satiric humor, it is a solid mystery-thriller that Thompson’s jaded Zoë Boehm and Wilson’s tremulous but tough Sarah Tucker lift into the revelatory.

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It doesn’t take much to transform a room of jaded strangers into a representative slice of compassionate humanity.

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Both as actor and character — jaded, cynical, satisfied — he’s the series’ sane old pro, who will instruct Noa in the art of taking a cigarette break without a cigarette.

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If any car tests the power of different in a jaded luxury market, it’s the Revero.

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