jewel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒuəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /d͡ʒʉl/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /ˈd͡ʒuːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /d͡ʒul/ (Canada, General-American)
- /dʒʋɛl/ South Asia, spelling pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɪu̯əl/ (Wales)
- /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /d͡ʒʉ.əl/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /ˈd͡ʒʊəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English juel, jewel, juwel, jeuel, jowel, from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel, joel, joïel, hence French joyau, of uncertain origin. Perhaps based ultimately on Latin gaudium (“joy”), or on Latin iocus (“joke; jest”), or according to Pihan, from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar). Compare Medieval Latin jocale. Displaced native Old English māþm.
Meanings
- A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
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A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
Iachimo: 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels / Of rich and exquisite form, their values great.
1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vi], lines 188–9:
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(figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.
Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
Wel, wel (Meander) thou art deepely read: And hauing thee, I haue a iewell ſure: Go on my Lord, and giue your charge I ſay, Thy wit wil make vs Conquerors to day.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:Had our prince,— Jewel of children,—seen this hour, he had pair'd Well with this lord: there was not full a month Between their births.
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
- A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
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(slang) The clitoris.
The area between her eyebrows wrinkled with the increasing circular motions her two fingers made on her jewel.
2008, Another Time, Another Place: Five Novellas:
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(informal) A jewel box (optical disc container).
As a collector, I prefer jewels to digipaks.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jewels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
jewel tone · jewel box · jewellike · jewel scarab · jewel beetle · jewel-toned · jewel cichlid · jeweller · jewel salad · jewelfish · jewelcrafting · jewelly · jewel-neck · jewelless · enjewel · jeweler · bejewel · jewelfront · jewellery · jewel in the Liberal crown · jewel-babbler · jewelsmith · jewelry · jewel-tone · jewel crafting · jewel-weed · jewelhouse · jewel bearing · jewelweed · jewel block · jewel yam · jewel case · jewel in the crown · jewelled · jewie · unjewel · jewel anemone · ditch jewel · eight-jewel · crown jewel · jewel bug
Translations (210)
fi helmi (anything precious or valuable) · kmr micewher (gemstone) · uk дорогоці́нність (valuable object for ornamentation) · ka ძვირფასეულობა (valuable object for ornamentation) · lv dārgums (anything precious or valuable) · ja 宝石 (gemstone) · ast xoya (valuable object for ornamentation) · az qiymətli daş (gemstone) · tg заргар (gemstone) · gd àilleag (valuable object for ornamentation) · es joya (anything precious or valuable) · fi juveli (gemstone) · ka ძვირფასი ნივთი (valuable object for ornamentation) · ka პატიოსანი თვალი (gemstone) · fa-ira زیوَر (valuable object for ornamentation) · hi मणि (gemstone) · hi रत्न (gemstone) · sv juvel (anything precious or valuable) · nb juvel (gemstone) · bn জওহর (gemstone) · xto wmār (gemstone) · cy tlysau (gemstone) · uga 𐎑𐎅𐎗 (gemstone) · be кашто́ўнасць (anything precious or valuable) · it gemma (gemstone) · pl kamień szlachetny (gemstone) · lo ຣະຕະນະ (gemstone) · mk драго́ценост (anything precious or valuable) · ja 宝 (anything precious or valuable) · fr rubis (bearing for a pivot in watch) · be скарб (anything precious or valuable) · sv ädelsten (gemstone) · sk klenot (gemstone) · bg драгоце́нност (anything precious or valuable) · ps ګاڼه (valuable object for ornamentation) · ky асыл таш (gemstone) · arz فص (gemstone) · ca joia (valuable object for ornamentation) · sh dragulj (gemstone) · be кашто́ўны ка́мень (gemstone) · bg драгоце́нност (valuable object for ornamentation) · tr mücevher (gemstone) · io juvelo (valuable object for ornamentation) · pl kosztowności (anything precious or valuable) · sh драгуљ (gemstone) · ro giuvaier (valuable object for ornamentation) · ka განძი (anything precious or valuable) · ka ძვირფასი ქვა (gemstone) · tg гавҳар (gemstone) · fa-ira گُوْهَر (gemstone) · pt joia (gemstone) · cy tlws (gemstone) · uk самоцві́т (gemstone) · pt joia (anything precious or valuable) · my ရတနာ (gemstone) · mr दागिना (valuable object for ornamentation) · ga seoid (anything precious or valuable) · de Edelstein (gemstone) · ga seoid (valuable object for ornamentation) · lt brangenybė (anything precious or valuable) · txb wamer (gemstone) · gd seud (valuable object for ornamentation) · ms permata (gemstone) · fr rubi (bearing for a pivot in watch) · ur گَوہَر (gemstone) · la gemma (gemstone) · cmn 寶石 /宝石 (gemstone) · gl xoia (valuable object for ornamentation) · vi đá quý (gemstone) · es joya (valuable object for ornamentation) · txb naumiye (gemstone) · uk дорогоці́нний ка́мінь (gemstone) · fa-ira گُوْهَرْسَنْگ (gemstone) · el κόσμημα (valuable object for ornamentation) · pl klejnot (valuable object for ornamentation) · nl sieraad (valuable object for ornamentation) · da klenodie (anything precious or valuable) · el πολύτιμος λίθος (gemstone) · de Stein (bearing for a pivot in watch) · tr değerli taş (gemstone) · ko 보석 (gemstone) · de Schmuckstück (valuable object for ornamentation) · mr रत्न (gemstone) · uk кошто́вний ка́мінь (gemstone) · es rubí (bearing for a pivot in watch) · el κόσμημα (anything precious or valuable) · cop ⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ (gemstone) · sk klenot (valuable object for ornamentation) · lt brangakmenis (gemstone) · fr pierre (bearing for a pivot in watch) · ja 宝飾 (valuable object for ornamentation) · tg санги қиматбаҳо (gemstone) · be кашто́ўнасьць (anything precious or valuable) · gd àilleag (anything precious or valuable) · eo juvelo (anything precious or valuable) · cs drahokam (gemstone) · bg скъпоце́нен ка́мък (gemstone) · az cavahir (gemstone) · pl klejnot (anything precious or valuable) · ru драгоце́нность (valuable object for ornamentation) · ang ġimm (gemstone) · kmr cewher (gemstone) · yue 寶石 /宝石 (gemstone) · ta நகை (valuable object for ornamentation) · ast alfaya (valuable object for ornamentation) · da juvel (gemstone) · sw johari (anything precious or valuable) · be самацве́т (gemstone) · uz gavhar (gemstone) · es alhaja (gemstone) · de Kleinod (anything precious or valuable) · ru ка́мень (bearing for a pivot in watch) · uk кошто́вність (valuable object for ornamentation) · th พลอย (gemstone) · sw johari (valuable object for ornamentation) · uk дорогоці́нність (anything precious or valuable) · pl skarb (anything precious or valuable) · es joya (gemstone) · az cövhər (gemstone) · xal эрднь (gemstone) · fa-ira جَواهِر (gemstone) · ro piatră scumpă (gemstone) · fi jalokivi (gemstone) · mr रत्न (anything precious or valuable) · cs šperk (valuable object for ornamentation) · pl perła (anything precious or valuable) · ar جَوْهَر (gemstone) · sw johari (gemstone) · th รัตน์ (gemstone) · nn juvel (gemstone) · sh dragocenost (valuable object for ornamentation) · uz qimmatbaho tosh (gemstone) · ug گۆھەر (gemstone) · pl klejnot (gemstone) · fr bijou (valuable object for ornamentation) · fi korukivi (semiprecious) (gemstone) · ps ګران (anything precious or valuable) · de Juwel (anything precious or valuable) · sa मणि (gemstone) · pt joia (valuable object for ornamentation) · sk šperk (valuable object for ornamentation) · tg ҷавоҳир (gemstone) · de Juwel (gemstone) · uk кошто́вність (anything precious or valuable) · ta ஆபரணம் (valuable object for ornamentation) · fr pierre d'horlogerie (bearing for a pivot in watch) · is gimsteinn (gemstone) · es joyel (gemstone) · kk асыл тас (gemstone) · lv dārgakmens (gemstone) · hy գոհար (gemstone) · ru самоцве́т (gemstone) · it gioiello (valuable object for ornamentation) · sq xhevahir (gemstone) · is djásn (valuable object for ornamentation) · mr आभूषण (valuable object for ornamentation) · ur جَوہَر (gemstone) · eo juvelo (gemstone) · ro bijuterie (valuable object for ornamentation) · ca gemma (gemstone) · fi kivi (bearing for a pivot in watch) · ota جوهر (gemstone) · ka ძვირფასეულობა (anything precious or valuable) · eo gemo (gemstone) · ps غمی (gemstone) · km ត្បូង (gemstone) · sl dragulj (gemstone) · pt gema (gemstone) · mk драго́ценост (valuable object for ornamentation) · fi koru (valuable object for ornamentation) · pt rubi (bearing for a pivot in watch) · km មណី (gemstone) · mr अलंकार (valuable object for ornamentation) · gl xema (gemstone) · mk ска́поцен ка́мен (gemstone) · txb prāp (gemstone) · ko 보석 (valuable object for ornamentation) · ru драгоце́нный ка́мень (gemstone) · cs klenot (anything precious or valuable) · hu ékszer (valuable object for ornamentation) · cs klenot (gemstone) · tr cevher (gemstone) · ar جَوْهَرَة (gemstone) · lo ພອຽ (gemstone) · sv juvel (gemstone) · th จินดา (gemstone) · gl xoia (gemstone) · hi पत्थर (gemstone) · sa रत्न (gemstone) · hi जौहर (gemstone) · es alhaite (gemstone) · arz ماسة (gemstone) · gd seud (gemstone) · ota جوهر (valuable object for ornamentation) · arz جوهر (gemstone) · eo juvelo (valuable object for ornamentation) · cs klenot (valuable object for ornamentation) · lo ມະນີ (gemstone) · arz حجر كريم (gemstone) · ro nestemată (gemstone) · ru драгоце́нность (anything precious or valuable) · sh драгоценост (valuable object for ornamentation) · el πετράδι (gemstone) · tg ҷавҳар (gemstone) · ga seoid (gemstone) · sk drahokam (gemstone) · fr joyau (valuable object for ornamentation) · et kalliskivi (gemstone) · th หินสี (gemstone) · nl juweel (gemstone)