jade

CEFRB2

/d͡ʒeɪd/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.

Examples

  • Jade Rabbit has landed in the Bay of Rainbows.

  • Jade, take a small gun.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.

  2. A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Synonyms

Quick test

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At the jewelry store, she admired a ring with a shiny green blank gem that was very expensive.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.)