Jade vs Worry - What's the difference?
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(senseid)(uncountable) A semiprecious stone either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
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A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
To tire, weary or fatigue
* John Locke
(obsolete) To treat like a jade; to spurn.
(obsolete) To make ridiculous and contemptible.
* Shakespeare
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To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
To harass; to irritate or distress.
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
(transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To strangle.
To cause concern or anxiety.
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, title= A strong feeling of anxiety.
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An instance or cause of such a feeling.
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Jade is a related term of worry.
As nouns the difference between jade and worry
is that jade is ice cream while worry is a strong feeling of anxiety.As a verb worry is
to seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.jade
English
(wikipedia jade)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), error for earlierNoun
(en-noun)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 .}}
Derived terms
{{der3, jade gate , jade green , jade plant , jade stalk , jadeite , pseudojade}}See also
(other terms of interest) * californite * greenstone * nephrite * yulan *Adjective
(-)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.Synonyms
* (old horse) yaudVerb
(jad)- The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.
- (Shakespeare)
- I do now fool myself, to let imagination jade me.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* jadedReferences
worry
English
Verb
(en-verb)- Your dog’s been worrying sheep again.
- The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.
- Your tone of voice worries me.
- Stop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine.
Can China clean up fast enough?, passage=That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.}}