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Definition of 'JADE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

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

2.  jade
an object, as a carving, made from either mineral.

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

4. (n.) jade
a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.

5.  jade
a disreputable, ill-tempered, or indiscreet woman.

6. (v.i.) jade
to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or overuse.

Etymology: (1350–1400)

Definition of 'JADE'

Princeton's WordNet

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

2. (noun) adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop
a woman adulterer

3. (noun) jade green, jade
a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green

4. (adj) hack, jade, nag, plug
an old or over-worked horse

5. (verb) jade, jade-green
of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green

6. (verb) tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"

7. (verb) tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"

Definition of 'JADE'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) JADE
a stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples

2. (noun) JADE
a mean or tired horse; a worthless nag

3. (noun) JADE
a disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man

4. (noun) JADE
a young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight contempt

5. (verb) JADE
to treat like a jade; to spurn

6. (verb) JADE
to make ridiculous and contemptible

7. (verb) JADE
to exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass

8. (verb) JADE
to become weary; to lose spirit

Definitions of 'JADE'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. JADE
is the common name of about 150 ornamental stones, but belongs properly only to nephrite, a pale grey, yellowish, or white mineral found in New Zealand, Siberia, and chiefly in China, where it is highly valued.

Translation of 'JADE'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of) a type of hard stone, usually green in colour a piece of jade; jade ornaments.
Afrikaans: groenkwarts, groengranaat	Arabic: حَجَر كريم صَلْب	Bulgarian: нефрит
Brazilian: jade	Czech: jadeit; jadeitový	German: der Jade; Jade-...
Danish: jade	Greek: νεφρίτης	Spanish: jade
Estonian: nefriit	Farsi: یشم	Finnish: jade
French: (de) jade	Hebrew: אֶבֶן חֵן יְרוּקָה	Hindi: डग्गा, मरियल घोड़ा, औरत,
Croatian: jantar	Hungarian: zöld nefrit	Indonesian: batu giok
Icelandic: jaði	Italian: giada; di giada	Japanese: ひすい
Korean: 비취, 옥	Lithuanian: nefritas	Latvian: nefrīts
Malay: jed	Dutch: jade	Norwegian: jade
Polish: jadeit, nefryt	Persian: یشم	Pashto: پشم
Portuguese: jade	Romanian: (de) jad	Russian: нефрит
Slovak: nefrit; jadeit; jadeitový	Slovenian: žad	Serbian: žad, od žada
Swedish: jade	Thai: หยก	Turkish: yeşim (taşı)
Taiwanese: 玉，翡翠	Ukrainian: нефрит; гагат	Urdu: سبز نگینے کا پتھر
Vietnamese: ngọc bích	Chinese: 碧玉，翡翠
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