jade
A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
Other meanings
A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.
A kind of
- opaque gem
Related words
- bejade
- Jade City
- jadelike
- jadesheen
- jadeware
- jadish
- jadite
- jady
- nonjade
- dwarf jade
- jade gate
- jade green
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "ilia" (flank).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “jade” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.