jade
Plural: jades
Noun
- a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
- a woman adulterer
- a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
- an old or over-worked horse
- A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
- A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
- A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.
- A horse too old to be put to work.
- A bad-tempered or disreputable woman.
Verb
Verb Forms: jaded, jading, jades
- To make weary or exhaust by excessive exertion.
- lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- To fatigue, tire, or weary (someone or something).
- To treat (someone or something) like a jade; to spurn.
- To make (someone or something) contemptible and ridiculous.
Adjective Satellite
- of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
Adj
- Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
Examples
- Playing multiple rounds of Words With Friends can truly JADE even the most enthusiastic player.
Origin / 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.)
Synonyms
adulteress, fag, fag out, fatigue, fornicatress, hack, hussy, jade green, jade-green, jadestone, loose woman, nag, outwear, pall, plug, slut, strumpet, tire, tire out, trollop, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, battle axe, beleaguer, bitch, brim, brimstone, cat, crow, do for, dragon, exhaust, faggot, fishwife, fordo, gas out, get down, harpy, harridan, hellcat, jade, jade plant, jade stone, jade-stone, knock up, lucky plant, money plant, money tree, nudnik, poop, run someone ragged, scold, she-devil, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen, witch, yaud, yu
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
jade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary