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Emerald vs Jade - What's the difference?

emerald | jade |

As adjectives the difference between emerald and jade

is that emerald is of a rich green colour while jade is of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

As nouns the difference between emerald and jade

is that emerald is any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone while jade is (gem) A semiprecious stone either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

As proper nouns the difference between emerald and jade

is that emerald is a town in Queensland, Australia while Jade is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

As a verb jade is

to tire, weary or fatigue.

emerald

English

(wikipedia emerald)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of a rich green colour.
  • * Byron
    • The insect-queen of eastern spring, / O'er emerald meadows of Kashmeer / Invites the young pursuer near, / And leads him on from flower to flower / A weary chase and wasted hour.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
  • Emerald green, a colour.
  • (dated, UK, printing) A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpareil.

    • Derived terms

    * Emerald * emerald cut * emerald green * Emerald Isle

    Related terms

    * smaragd * smaragdine

    See also

    * beryl

    jade

    English

    (wikipedia jade)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), error for earlier

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (senseid)(uncountable) A semiprecious stone either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade .}}
  • A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
    • Derived terms
    {{der3, jade gate , jade green , jade plant , jade stalk , jadeite , pseudojade}}
    See also
    (other terms of interest) * californite * greenstone * nephrite * yulan *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), either a variant of (m)Eric Partridge, Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English (ISBN 1134942168, 2006) or merely influenced by it. .Per Thorson, ''Anglo-Norse studies: an inquiry into the Scandinavian elements in the modern English dialects'', volume 1 (1936), page 52: "Yad sb. Sc Nhb Lakel Yks Lan, also in forms ''yaad'', ''yaud'', ''yawd'', ''yoad'', ''yod(e)''.... [jad, o] 'a work-horse, a mare' etc. ON ''jalda'' 'made', Sw. dial. ''jäldä'', from Finnish ''elde'' (FT p. 319, Torp p. 156 fol.). Eng. ''jade'' is not related."''Saga Book of the Viking Society for Northern Research'', page 18: "There is thus no etymological connection between ME. ''j?de'' MnE. ''jade'' and ME. ''jald'' MnE. dial. ''yaud etc. But the two words have influenced each other mutually, both formally and semantically." See (m) for more.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A horse too old to be put to work.
  • A woman.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * (old horse) yaud

    Verb

    (jad)
  • To tire, weary or fatigue
  • * John Locke
    • The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.
  • (obsolete) To treat like a jade; to spurn.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (obsolete) To make ridiculous and contemptible.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I do now fool myself, to let imagination jade me.
    Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * jaded

    References

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