jade meaning

UK /dʒeɪd/ US /dʒeɪd/ 1 syllable

jade (noun): a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite.

jade has 7 meanings in this dictionary, as noun, verb and adjective.

jade as a noun

  1. a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

    Synonyms: jadestone

    Type of: opaque gem

  2. a woman adulterer

    Synonyms: adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop

    Type of: adulterer

  3. a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green

    Synonyms: jade green

    Type of: green

  4. an old or over-worked horse

    Synonyms: hack, nag, plug

    Type of: horse

jade as a verb

  1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
    • We wore ourselves out on this hike

    Synonyms: tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue

    Type of: indispose

    Kinds: exhaust, overtire

  2. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    • I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food

    Synonyms: tire, pall, weary, fatigue

    Type of: devolve

    Kinds: poop out, retire

jade as an adjective

  1. of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green

    Synonyms: jade-green

    Similar: chromatic

How to pronounce jade

jade is pronounced /dʒeɪd/ in British English and /dʒeɪd/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with jade

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with JA · words ending in DE · 4-letter words

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