Definitions for jadedˈdʒeɪ dɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jad•edˈdʒeɪ dɪd(adj.)

  1. dulled or dissipated by overindulgence:

    a jaded appetite; a jaded reprobate.

  2. worn-out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse.

Origin of jaded:

1585–95

jad′ed•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. jaded, wearied(adj)

    exhausted

    "my father's words had left me jaded and depressed"- William Styron

  2. jaded(adj)

    dulled by surfeit

    "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"

Wiktionary

  1. jaded(Adjective)

    Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.

  2. jaded(Adjective)

    Made callous, cynically insensitive, or even conceited, by experience or age.

  3. Origin: From jade, a worn-out horse, possibly from jalda. 'Jade' as a term of abuse for a woman dates from 1560.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jaded(u)

    of Jade


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

jaded(adjective)

(of eg a person or his interest, appetite etc) worn out and made tired and dull.

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