jilt

[ jilt ]

/ dʒɪlt /

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verb (used with object)

to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.

noun

a woman who jilts a lover.

Origin of jilt

1650–60; earlier jilt harlot, syncopated variant of jillet

OTHER WORDS FROM jilt

jilter, nounun·jilt·ed, adjective

Words nearby jilt

jillaroo, jillet, jillion, Jilolo, Jilong, jilt, Jim, Jim Crow, Jim Crowism, Jim Crow law, jim-dandy

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Example sentences from the Web for jilt

Harry had been offended to the quick, and had called her a jilt; but yet it might be possible that he would return to her.
The Claverings|Anthony Trollope
To be so sordid a jilt, to betray me to such a beast as that!
Thomas Otway|Thomas Otway
It means, jilt Miss Nicotine in haste, and repent at leisure.
Out of the Depths|Robert Ames Bennet
Jilt, jilt, n. a woman who encourages a lover and then rejects him.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

If she be a jilt—Damn her, she is one—there's her name at the bottom on't.
The Recruiting Officer|George Farquhar

British Dictionary definitions for jilt

jilt

/ (dʒɪlt) /

verb

(tr) to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warningshe was jilted at the altar

noun

a woman who jilts a lover

Derived forms of jilt

jilter, noun

Word Origin for jilt

C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill

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单词	jilt
释义	jilt [ jilt ] / dʒɪlt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jilt ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly. noun a woman who jilts a lover. Origin of jilt 1650–60; earlier jilt harlot, syncopated variant of jillet OTHER WORDS FROM jilt jilter, nounun·jilt·ed, adjective Words nearby jilt jillaroo, jillet, jillion, Jilolo, Jilong, jilt, Jim, Jim Crow, Jim Crowism, Jim Crow law, jim-dandy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jilt Harry had been offended to the quick, and had called her a jilt; but yet it might be possible that he would return to her. The Claverings\|Anthony Trollope To be so sordid a jilt, to betray me to such a beast as that! Thomas Otway\|Thomas Otway It means, jilt Miss Nicotine in haste, and repent at leisure. Out of the Depths\|Robert Ames Bennet Jilt, jilt, n. a woman who encourages a lover and then rejects him. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various If she be a jilt—Damn her, she is one—there's her name at the bottom on't. The Recruiting Officer\|George Farquhar British Dictionary definitions for jilt jilt / (dʒɪlt) / verb (tr) to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warningshe was jilted at the altar noun a woman who jilts a lover Derived forms of jilt jilter, noun Word Origin for jilt C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jilt dump, drop, coquette, discard, leave, deceive, reject, disappoint, ditch, desert, forsake, break off, get rid of, throw over, leave flat
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jilt

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of jilt

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British Dictionary definitions for jilt

verb

noun

Derived forms of jilt

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