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View synonyms for jilt
jilt
[ jilt ]
verb (used with object)
- to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
noun
- a woman who jilts a lover.
jilt
/ dʒɪlt /
verb
- tr to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warning
she was jilted at the altar
noun
- a woman who jilts a lover
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Derived Forms
- ˈjilter, noun
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Other Words From
- jilt·er noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jilt1
C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill
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Example Sentences
The staid sober lover—let him take care the pretty Clara does not jilt him.
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To "jilt," to throw or dash water on a person; "gellock" (gavelock), an iron lever or crowbar.
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Only I shouldn't consider it honourable to jilt Prosy, even for the sake of remaining single.
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He treated the forlorn victim of a woman's jilt as a notable worthy of notable entertainment.
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Is it possible, then, that she did really jilt the young man?
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