jelly
1 of 3noun
jel·ly ˈje-lē 
plural jellies
1
: a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin
especially : a fruit product made by boiling sugar and the juice of fruit
2
: a substance resembling jelly in consistency
3
: jellyfish
4
: a state of fear or irresolution
5
: a shapeless structureless mass : pulp
jellylike
ˈjē-lē-ˌlīk
adjective jelly
2 of 3verb
jellied; jellying
intransitive verb
1
: jell
2
: to make jelly
transitive verb
: to bring to the consistency of jelly
jelly
3 of 3adjective
slang
: jealous
"I'm jelly," declared Jon Osborne of Pardi's white, sparkly jacket, complete with flowers …
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Synonyms
Verb
- clot
- coagulate
- congeal
- gel
- gelate
- gelatinize
- jell
- set
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Example Sentences
Noun a selection of different jellies and jams He spread some jelly on his toast. a jar of grape jelly a peanut butter and jelly sandwich a meat glaze made with stock and jelly Verb this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected See More
Recent Examples on the Web Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Bogaerts takes a quick snack break -- a bite of a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich -- in between innings during Sunday's game against Toronto. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 The jelly was, as most are, very sweet and tasted vaguely of grape mixed with a not-tart raspberry. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 Now the brand is stocked at Ulta, Target, and Amazon, and has a full range of acne-friendly products, like the Glamour Beauty Award-winning sheer SPF sunscreen, a dark-spot brightening wand, and a jelly cleanser. Glamour, 31 May 2022 This innovative jelly cleanser effortlessly removes makeup, excess oil, and pollutants without residue, leaving skin feeling smooth and clean. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 May 2022 Given how much of the brain’s behavior remains a mystery — not least how consciousness emerges from three pounds of electric jelly — the aggregate achievements of such systems are remarkable. New York Times, 12 May 2022 Researchers in Monterey Bay have discovered a new species of deep-sea jelly that looks a little different from others that float through the ocean’s depths. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022 But Matsumoto believes the jelly isn’t unique to the area. Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 24 May 2018 From here, the longest run in the region is a leg-jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl. CNN, 26 Oct. 2017 And according to TMZ, Miller will be noshing this first week on jellied toast for breakfast, hamburgers and fruit for lunch, sandwiches and wraps for dinner, and weekend meals of sloppy Joes and tacos. Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2017 Meanwhile their neighbors engaged in a range of menial tasks, including gluing together matchbooks by hand and selling vintage snacks (jellied eel, anyone?) from street carts. Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 15 May 2017 See More
Noun
This helpful fungus will consume the jelly, preparing the seeds for storage. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Bogaerts takes a quick snack break -- a bite of a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich -- in between innings during Sunday's game against Toronto. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 The jelly was, as most are, very sweet and tasted vaguely of grape mixed with a not-tart raspberry. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 Now the brand is stocked at Ulta, Target, and Amazon, and has a full range of acne-friendly products, like the Glamour Beauty Award-winning sheer SPF sunscreen, a dark-spot brightening wand, and a jelly cleanser. Glamour, 31 May 2022 This innovative jelly cleanser effortlessly removes makeup, excess oil, and pollutants without residue, leaving skin feeling smooth and clean. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 May 2022 Given how much of the brain’s behavior remains a mystery — not least how consciousness emerges from three pounds of electric jelly — the aggregate achievements of such systems are remarkable. New York Times, 12 May 2022 Researchers in Monterey Bay have discovered a new species of deep-sea jelly that looks a little different from others that float through the ocean’s depths. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022 But Matsumoto believes the jelly isn’t unique to the area. Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022 Verb
The depths are a swirl of tapioca, agar-agar and basil seeds like a hundred tiny eyes, jellied on the outside with a crunch within. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 24 May 2018 From here, the longest run in the region is a leg-jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl. CNN, 26 Oct. 2017 And according to TMZ, Miller will be noshing this first week on jellied toast for breakfast, hamburgers and fruit for lunch, sandwiches and wraps for dinner, and weekend meals of sloppy Joes and tacos. Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2017 Meanwhile their neighbors engaged in a range of menial tasks, including gluing together matchbooks by hand and selling vintage snacks (jellied eel, anyone?) from street carts. Meredith Blake, latimes.com, 15 May 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English gelly, from Anglo-French gelee, from feminine of gelé, past participle of geler to freeze, congeal, from Latin gelare — more at cold
Adjective
jeal(ous) + -y entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Adjective
1931, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing jelly
Kids Definition
jelly
noun
jel·ly ˈje-lē
plural jellies
: a soft springy food made from fruit juice boiled with sugar, from meat juices, or from gelatin
Medical Definition
jelly
noun
jel·ly ˈjel-ē
plural jellies
1
: a soft somewhat elastic food product made usually with gelatin or pectin
especially : a fruit product made by boiling sugar and the juice of fruit
2
: a substance resembling jelly in consistency: as
a
: a transparent elastic gel
b
: a semisolid medicated or cosmetic preparation often having a gum base and usually intended for local application
ephedrine jelly
c
: a jellylike preparation used in electrocardiography to obtain better conduction of electricity
electrode jelly
jellying
verb
as in gelling
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gelling
- freezing
- gelatinizing
- stiffening
- jelling
- coagulating
- congealing
- clotting
- gelating
- clumping
- caking
- setting
- thickening
- condensing
- hardening
- solidifying
- curding
- indurating
- gumming
- concreting
- curdling
- fixing
- firming (up)
- lumping (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- melting
- liquefying
- thawing
- fluxing
- liquifying
- deliquescing
- fusing
- overexposed
- overexposes
- overexposing
- overexposure
- overexposures
- overextend
- overextend oneself
- overextended
- overextending
- overextends
- overextension
- overextensions
- overextraction
- overextractions
- overextrapolate
- overextrapolated
- overextrapolating
- overextrapolation
- overextrapolations
- overextravagant
- overexuberant
- overexuberantly
- overeye
- overeyed
- overeyeing