jade
/d͡ʒeɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
Uncountable
noun
A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
Uncountable
noun
A horse too old to be put to work.
Example Sentences
- "Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade."
- "Shee hath more qualities then a Water-Spaniell, […] Shee can fetch and carry: why a horſe can doe no more; nay, a horſe cannot fetch, but onely carry, therefore is ſhee better then a Iade."
- "That Iade hath eate bread from my Royall hand. / This hand hath made him proud with clapping him."
- "[F]requent jot / Of his hard ſetting jade did ſo confound / The vvords that he by papyr-ſtealth had got, / That their loſt ſenſe the youngſter could not ſound, / Though he vvith mimical attention did abound."
- "Let that be as it may, as my purpoſe is to do exact juſtice to every creature brought upon the ſtage of this dramatic work,—I could not ſtifle this diſtinction in favour of Don Quixote’s horſe;—in all other points the parſon’s horſe, I ſay, was juſt ſuch another,—for he was as lean, and as lank, and as ſorry a jade, as Humility herſelf could have beſtrided."
- "My horse would have trotted to Clifton within the hour, if left to himself, and I have almost broke my arm with pulling him in to that cursed broken-winded jade’s pace."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Usage
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Synonyms
jadestone
jade stone
yu
jade-stone
jade green
jade plant
lucky plant
money plant
money tree
nag
yaud
battle axe