Jaded
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- | * Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted. | + | '''Jaded''' means worn out, [[weary|wearied]], or [[lacking]] [[enthusiasm]], [[exhausted]] or [[cynical]]ly [[insensitive]]; made [[callous]] by [[experience]] as in "[[Des Esseintes]] is the jaded protagonist of ''[[Against the Grain]]''". |
- | * [[Cynical]]ly [[insensitive]]; made [[callous]] by experience. | + | |
- | **[[Des Esseintes]] is the jaded protagonist from ''[[Against the Grain]]'' | + | |
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From ''jade'', a worn-out horse, possibly from Old Norse ''jalda'' "mare". As a [[term of abuse]] for a woman, it dates from 1560. [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=jaded&searchmode=none] | From ''jade'', a worn-out horse, possibly from Old Norse ''jalda'' "mare". As a [[term of abuse]] for a woman, it dates from 1560. [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=jaded&searchmode=none] | ||
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Jaded means worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm, exhausted or cynically insensitive; made callous by experience as in "Des Esseintes is the jaded protagonist of Against the Grain".
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Etymology
From jade, a worn-out horse, possibly from Old Norse jalda "mare". As a term of abuse for a woman, it dates from 1560. [1]
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