jaded

  • 11Jaded — Jade Jade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jading}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To treat like a jade; to spurn. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make ridiculous and contemptible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I do now fool myself, to let… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12jaded — [[t]ʤe͟ɪdɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are jaded, you feel bored, tired, and not enthusiastic, for example because you have had too much of the same thing. We had both become jaded, disinterested, and disillusioned. ...his air of jaded cynicism. Syn …

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  • 13jaded — adjective Date: 1600 1. fatigued by overwork ; exhausted 2. made dull, apathetic, or cynical by experience or by surfeit < jaded network viewers > < jaded voters > • jadedly adverb • jadedness noun …

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  • 14jaded — jadedly, adv. jadedness, n. /jay did/, adj. 1. dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite. 2. worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse. 3. dissipated: a jaded reprobate. [1585 95; JADE2 + ED2] * * * …

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  • 15jaded — ja|ded [ˈdʒeıdıd] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: jade to make (a horse) tired with too much work (17 19 centuries), from jade worn out horse (14 21 centuries)] someone who is jaded is no longer interested in or excited by something, usually&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16jaded — adjective someone who is jaded is no longer interested in or excited by life, especially because they have experienced too many things: magnificent meals to tempt the most jaded appetites …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17jaded — adjective a taste exotic enough for the most jaded palate the uninspired writing of a jaded journalist Syn: surfeited, sated, satiated, glutted; dulled, blunted, deadened, inured; tired, weary, wearied; unmoved, blasé, apathetic Ant …

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  • 18jaded — UK [ˈdʒeɪdɪd] / US [ˈdʒeɪdəd] adjective no longer enthusiastic or excited about things, especially because you have been disappointed by your many experiences of them Even jaded New Yorkers were thrilled by his performance. Pep up jaded palates&#8230; …

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  • 19jaded — jad•ed [[t]ˈdʒeɪ dɪd[/t]] adj. 1) dulled or dissipated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite; a jaded reprobate[/ex] 2) worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse • Etymology: 1585–95 jad′ed•ly, adv. jad′ed•ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20jaded — adj. Jaded is used with these nouns: ↑appetite, ↑cynicism, ↑palate …

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