Jaded vs Jaundiced - What's the difference?
jaded | jaundiced |
Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.
(jade)
Affected with jaundice.
* Jaundiced eyes seem to see all objects yellow. -
Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment.
* 2003 , Simon S. Godfrey, The Nature of Man and God: A New Look , Trafford Publishing, page 186 [http://books.google.com/books?id=E5Q7ch56wc4C&pg=PA186&dq=jaundiced+godfrey+date:1970-2008&lr=lang_en&as_brr=3&sig=rgUNZAhqGLWqRtfioTyRK4W5S0o]
* 1973 , Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama
As adjectives the difference between jaded and jaundiced
is that jaded is worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience while jaundiced is affected with jaundice.As a verb jaded
is (jade).jaded
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (worn out) exhausted, fatigued, wearied — see also *Verb
(head)References
jaundiced
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- If we have experienced a hostile world in childhood, we will continue to view almost everyone with a jaundiced eye and react to them according to our perception.
- Although Professor Davidson took a very jaundiced view of the Neptune probe, it had already been approved and he saw no point in sending more good money after bad.