1. A semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
   "The ancient Mayans carved elaborate ornaments from jade";
   - jadestone
    
2. A light green colour varying from bluish green to yellowish green
   "The antique vase was a beautiful jade green";
   - jade green
    
3. An old or over-worked horse
   "The farmer's jade had seen better days";
   - hack, nag, plug [N. Amer, informal]
    
4. [archaic, informal] A promiscuous or disreputable woman
   "The novel portrayed the character as a jade, much to the scandal of its Victorian readers";
   - loose woman [informal], fornicatrix [informal]

1. Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
   "He quickly jaded of the repetitive work";
   - tire, pall, weary, fatigue
    
2. Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   "The endless meetings jaded the staff";
   - tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out [Brit, informal], fag [informal], fatigue, knacker [Brit, informal]

1. Of something having the colour of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
   "The jade-green waters of the tropical lagoon were mesmerizing";
   - jade-green

Derived forms: jading, jades, jaded

See also: chromatic

Type of: adult female, adulterer, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop, Equus caballus, green, greenness, horse, hoss [US, informal], indispose, opaque gem, viridity, woman

Antonym: freshen

Encyclopedia: Jade, Karnataka