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Added 9 October 2026

jade

/d͡ʒeɪd/ noun

In Latin: jadeītēs Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about jade at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

verb

Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody.
I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.
We wore ourselves out on this hike

adjective

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

Origin

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.)

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