Meaning & use
jaded woman
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrase
A woman who has lost interest or enthusiasm because she has experienced too much of something.
Grammar: Used as a noun phrase; 'jaded' comes before the noun and can also stand alone: 'She seems jaded.'
Patterns
- a jaded woman
- become jaded with something
- seem jaded
After ten years of the same office routine, she had become a jaded woman.
He described his mother as a jaded woman who no longer trusted politicians.
The novel's main character is a jaded woman looking for a fresh start.
phrasefixed phrase
A woman who is very tired or worn out, especially after a long period of effort.
Grammar: Here 'jaded' is closer to 'exhausted'; context usually makes clear which meaning is intended.
Patterns
- a jaded woman after something
- look jaded
The nurse came home a jaded woman after a double shift.
You could see a jaded woman in the photograph, her face lined with worry.
Common combinations
- jaded with life
- He sounded jaded with life after years of setbacks.
- jaded palate
- A jaded palate needs simple, fresh food.
- jaded appetite
- The long illness left her with a jaded appetite.
- become jaded
- Many teachers become jaded after a few years.
Synonyms and how they differ
- weary
- Weary emphasizes physical or mental tiredness, while jaded emphasizes loss of enthusiasm from too much experience.
- blasé
- Blasé suggests being unimpressed because you have seen it all; it is often used of attitudes to pleasure or fashion, while jaded is broader.
- cynical
- Cynical means distrustful of people's motives; a jaded person may simply be bored rather than suspicious.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: jaded woman or jade?
jaded woman vs jade
Jade is a green stone or an old word for a horse; jaded is the adjective meaning tired or bored.
Practice
After years of dealing with complaints, the manager had become a ___ woman who rarely smiled.
Choose one answer.
'Jaded' is the adjective that fits before 'woman'. 'Jading' is a participle not used this way, 'jade' is a noun or verb, and 'jadedly' is an adverb that cannot modify a noun.
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