jilt Definition
jilt (jilt)
noun
Now Rare a woman who rejects a lover or suitor after accepting or encouraging him
Etymology: < jillet, dim. of Jill
transitive verb
to reject or cast off (a previously accepted lover, etc.)
jilt Synonyms
jilt Usage Examples
Object
- groom: But while Portia's busy rescuing princesses, her own jilted groom has sent someone in pursuit of HER!
- lover: Like the jilted lover, God waits for his beloved to return.
- bride: Rhiannon the jilted bride is said to wander the hotel at night looking for love.
- generation: He is a true individual storyteller for the jilted generation, one with all the potential to be a cult hero.
- boyfriend: The 21-year-old trainee accountant was killed by jilted boyfriend Andrew Brown.
- man: I suppose some jilted men will like such misogyny, but I grew tired of it.
Adjective modifier
giddy: Return to poem ' giddy jilts ' ( L.27 ) A Scottish term for a young woman.
Browse dictionary entries near jilt
- ‹ jillion
- ‹ Jill
- ‹ Jilin
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- ‹ jigsaw puzzle
- ‹ jigsaw
- ‹ jiggly
- ‹ jiggle
- ‹ jiggery-pokery
- ‹ jiggermast

