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Jilt

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transitive verb. To deceive or drop (a lover) suddenly or callously.

noun. One who discards a lover.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. One who discards another, after holding the relation of a lover.

To discard after treating or encouraging as a lover; trick in love.

To play the jilt; practise deception in love.

noun. Same as gillet.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt.

transitive verb. To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

intransitive verb. To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. A woman who jilts a lover.

verb. To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun. a woman who jilts a lover

verb. cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly

Word Usage

"You really -- Oh! my dear Lady Trant, this must not go farther -- and positively the word jilt must never be used again; for I'm confident it is quite inapplicable. ""

Form

jilted jilting

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

adult female leave woman

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

built gilt guilt hilt kilt

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

bigamist brummagem daown debar deceiver

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

Artful Dodger Casanova Don Juan Machiavel Machiavelli

verb-form

jilted jilting jilts