English Explanatory Dictionary

jaded

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed to, or having consumed too much of something.
  2. Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
  3. Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of jade

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒeɪdɪd/ en-us-jaded.ogg en-au-jaded.ogg

Word forms

jaded more jaded most jaded

Etymology

From jade (“worn-out horse”), possibly from Old Norse jalda (“mare”). Jade as a term of abuse for a woman dates from 1560.

Synonyms

cloyed gorged glutted satiated sated surfeited adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull enervated gallionic halfhearted heartless impassive ineffervescible insouciant indifferent insensible jaded languid languorous Laodicean lethargic listless lackadaisical lotophagous lukewarm meh mopey nonchalant nonplussed otiose phlegmatic pococurante spiritless supine tepid torpid torpedinous unaroused uncaring unconcerned unenthusiastic unimpressible uninterested unlively unmoved untouched unzealous world-weary exhausted fatigued wearied

Derived words

jadedly jadedness nonjaded overjaded unjaded
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