jaundice en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒoːndɪs/ (Australia)
- /ˈd͡ʒɔndɪs/ (US) without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈd͡ʒɒndɪs/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /ˈd͡ʒɔndɚz/ (US, dialectal)
- /ˈd͡ʒɑndɚz/ (US, dialectal)
- /ˈd͡ʒɑndɪs/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada
- /ˈd͡ʒændɚz/ (US, dialectal)
- (Southern-England) audio Berkshire
- /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈd͡ʒoːndəs/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Middle French jaunisse, from jaune (“yellow”) + -isse (“-ness”). Jaune, from Old French jalne, from Latin galbinus (“yellowish”), from galbus (“yellow”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
But look in this new mirror, lovely friend. / Both gods and fairies wait on lovers' wills. / That jaundices be changed to daffodils!
1920, Natalie Clifford Barney, “A Sonnet to My Lady with the Jaundice”, in Poems & poèmes:In British folk medicine there are some unusual remedies for jaundice. A bizarre superstition from Staffordshire is that if a bladder is filled with the patient's urine and placed near the fire, as it dries out, the patient will recover (Black 1883: 56).
2004, Gabrielle Hatfield, Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 215:Why ſhould a man whoſe bloud is warme within, / Sit like his Grandſire, cut in Alabaſter? / Sleepe when he wakes? and creep into the Iaundies / By being peeuiſh?
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 163:Just ask the doctors how many cases of infantile jaundice in newborn babies have this scene that particular week?
2016, Dueep Jyot Singh, John Davidson, Knowing More About Jaundice - Prevention and Natural Cure Remedies of Jaundice, Mendon Cottage Books, →ISBN, page 8:
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A feeling of bitterness, resentment or jealousy.
No, sir, he, / Vex'd with a morbid devil in his blood / That veil'd the world with jaundice, hid his face / From all men, and commercing with himself, / He lost the sense that handles daily life— […]
1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Walking to the Mail”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jaundies | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| jaundices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
black jaundice · jaundice root · pseudojaundice · blue jaundice · green jaundice · hepatogenous jaundice
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Translations (82)
hi पीलिया (morbid condition) · mi mate kōwhai (morbid condition) · tl pamumunglo (morbid condition) · ru желту́ха (morbid condition) · is gula (morbid condition) · mk жолтица (morbid condition) · fi keltaisuus (morbid condition) · ka დანდალუკი (morbid condition) · fi keltatauti (morbid condition) · it itterizia (morbid condition) · sl zlatenica (morbid condition) · sv gulsot (morbid condition) · vi vàng da (morbid condition) · nl (2)wrok (morbid condition) · la aurūgō (morbid condition) · my အသားဝါရောဂါ (morbid condition) · lez саралух (morbid condition) · be жаўтуха (morbid condition) · pl żółtaczka (morbid condition) · ro gălbinare (morbid condition) · as কুহুমসাৰ (morbid condition) · pdt Gaulsucht (morbid condition) · wym gaołzyft (morbid condition) · ca icterícia (morbid condition) · txb halimak (morbid condition) · ast jaldía (Montañés) (morbid condition) · it ittero (morbid condition) · sip མཁྲིད་ནད (morbid condition) · grc ἴκτερος (morbid condition) · ta காமாலை (morbid condition) · ro icter (morbid condition) · ga buíocháin (morbid condition) · he צהבת (morbid condition) · tr sarılık (morbid condition) · es ictericia (morbid condition) · nl geelzucht (morbid condition) · sq verdhë (morbid condition) · am የወፍ በሽታ (morbid condition) · pdt Jälesocht (morbid condition) · da gulsot (morbid condition) · sa पाण्डु (morbid condition) · txb kamāl (morbid condition) · rup gãlbinari (morbid condition) · cmn 黃疸病 /黄疸病 (morbid condition) · cs žloutenka (morbid condition) · sh жутица (morbid condition) · vi hoàng đản (morbid condition) · pt trisa (morbid condition) · bg жълтеница (morbid condition) · nl afgunst (morbid condition) · uk жовтяниця (morbid condition) · lt gelta (morbid condition) · pt icterícia (morbid condition) · cmn 黃疸 /黄疸 (morbid condition) · lb Gielzecht (morbid condition) · ar صُفَار (morbid condition) · zza zerdani (morbid condition) · az sarılıq (morbid condition) · id sakit kuning (morbid condition) · no gulsott (morbid condition) · pt amarelão (morbid condition) · hu sárgaság (morbid condition) · ta மஞ்சள் காமாலை (morbid condition) · te కామెర్లు (morbid condition) · de Ikterus (morbid condition) · ja 黄疸 (morbid condition) · fa یرقان (morbid condition) · sh žutica (morbid condition) · fr jaunisse (morbid condition) · sq verdhëz (morbid condition) · eo iktero (morbid condition) · de Gelbsucht (morbid condition) · fi ikterus (morbid condition) · ko 황달 (morbid condition) · ro gălbenare (morbid condition) · gd buidheach (morbid condition) · ar يَرَقَان (morbid condition) · el ίκτερος (morbid condition) · alt сары оору (morbid condition) · sv ikterus (morbid condition) · hy դեղնախտ (morbid condition) · sk žltačka (morbid condition)