jilt

[ jilt ]
/ dʒɪlt /
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verb (used with object)

to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.

noun

a woman who jilts a lover.

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Origin of jilt

1650–60; earlier jilt harlot, syncopated variant of jillet

OTHER WORDS FROM jilt

jilt·er, nounun·jilt·ed, adjective

Words nearby jilt

jillaroo, jillet, jillion, jilolo, jilong, jilt, jim, jim crow, jim crow law, jim crowism, jim dash
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Words related to jilt

dump, drop, coquette, discard, leave, deceive, reject, disappoint, ditch, desert, forsake

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British Dictionary definitions for jilt

jilt
/ (dʒɪlt) /

verb

(tr) to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warningshe was jilted at the altar

noun

a woman who jilts a lover

Derived forms of jilt

jilter, noun

Word Origin for jilt

C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill
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