- a semiprecious stone consisting of either jadeite or nephrite. It varies in colour from white to green and is used for making ornaments and jewellery
- the green colour of jade
- (as modifier): a jade skirt
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jade1 /dʒeɪd/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mineralogy, Jewelrya mineral, sometimes green, considered valuable as an ornament for carvings, jewelry, etc.
- Also called ˈjade ˈgreen. a color varying from bluish green to yellowish green.
jade1
( jād),USA pronunciation n.
jade′like′, adj.
jade2 ( jād),USA pronunciation n., v., jad•ed, jad•ing.
n.
- Mineralogy, Jewelryeither of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.
- Jewelryan object, as a carving, made from this material.
- Also called jade′ green′. green, varying from bluish green to yellowish green.
- Vulgar Latin *iliata, equivalent. to Latin īli(a) flanks (see ilium) + -ata -ate1; so called because supposed to cure nephritic colic
- obsolete Spanish (piedra de) ijada (stone of ) colic
- Italian giada
- French
- 1585–95
jade2 ( jād),USA pronunciation n., v., jad•ed, jad•ing.
n.
- a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.
- a disreputable or ill-tempered woman.
- to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or overuse.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; of obscure origin, originally
v.t., v.i.
jad′ish•ly, adv.
jad′ish•ness, n.
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jade /dʒeɪd/ n
jade /dʒeɪd/ n
- an old overworked horse; nag; hack
- derogatory or facetious a woman considered to be ill-tempered or disreputable
- to exhaust or make exhausted from work or use
'jade' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
greenstone
- jadeite
- nephrite
- Winehouse
- bowenite
- Burmese jade
- californite
- darning egg
- garnet jade
- gem jade
- hack
- imperial jade
- jaded
- jade plant
- Mexican jade
- Olmec
- Transvaal jade
- vesuvianite jade
- weary
- yulan
- serpentine jade
- South African jade