jaded

[jey-did]

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adjective

dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.

worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse.

dissipated: a jaded reprobate.

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Origin of jaded

First recorded in 1585–95; jade² + -ed²

Related formsjad·ed·ly, adverbjad·ed·ness, nounun·jad·ed, adjective

jade

[jeyd]

noun

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

a disreputable or ill-tempered woman.

verb (used with or without object), jad·ed, jad·ing.

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

Origin of jade

1350–1400; Middle English; of obscure origin

Related formsjad·ish, adjectivejad·ish·ly, adverbjad·ish·ness, noun

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He had worn his saddle too long on the day before, and the wet weary night had jaded him.
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We retraced our road to the Castle, walking our jaded mounts.
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Once more the spurs sank into the jaded beast, and when it responded I became suddenly wide awake.
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British Dictionary definitions for jaded

jaded

adjective

exhausted or dissipated

satiated

Derived Formsjadedly, adverbjadedness, noun

jade

noun

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
(as modifier)jade ornaments

the green colour of jade
(as modifier)a jade skirt

Derived Formsjadelike, adjective

Word Origin for jade

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

jade

noun

an old overworked horse; nag; hack

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

verb

to exhaust or make exhausted from work or use

Derived Formsjadish, adjectivejadishly, adverbjadishness, noun

Word Origin for jade

C14: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for jaded

jaded

adj.

"bored by continual indulgence," 1630s; past participle adjective from jade (v.).

jade

n.1

ornamental stone, 1721, earlier iada (1590s), from French le jade, error for earlier l'ejade, from Spanish piedra de (la) ijada (1560s), "stone of colic, pain in the side" (jade was thought to cure this), from Vulgar Latin *iliata, from Latin ilia (plural) "flanks, kidney area" (see ileum).

jade

n.2

"worn-out horse," late 14c., "cart horse," of uncertain origin. Barnhart suggests a variant of yaid, yald "whore," literally "mare," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse jalda "mare," from Finno-Ugric (cf. Mordvin al'd'a "mare"). But OED finds the assumption of a Scandinavian connection "without reason." As a term of abuse for a woman, it dates from 1550s.

jade

"to weary, tire out, make dull," c.1600, from jade (n.2). Related: Jaded; jading.

Science definitions for jaded

jade

[jād]

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.

jaded

adjective

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