jaundice
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jaundice
- /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒɔndɪs/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒɑndɪs/ US, cot caught merger, dialectal
- /ˈd͡ʒændɚz/ US, dialectal
- /ˈd͡ʒɑndɚz/ US, dialectal
- /ˈd͡ʒɔndɚz/ US, dialectal
- /ˈd͡ʒɒndɪs/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈd͡ʒoːndɪs/ Australia
- /ˈd͡ʒoːndəs/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɔːndɪs
Where it comes from
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”).
noun jaundices · jaundies
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A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
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?
Similar: icterus
- 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— […]
verb jaundices · jaundicing · jaundiced · jaundies
- To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul.
Translations
Every language
noun morbid condition
| Español | ictericia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 황달 hwangdal |
| 日本語 | 黄疸 ōdan |
| 中文 | 黃疸 /黄疸 huángdǎn, 黃疸病 /黄疸病 huángdǎnbìng |
| हिन्दी | पीलिया pīliyā |
| Português | icterícia, trisa, amarelão |
| Français | jaunisse |
| Deutsch | Gelbsucht, Ikterus |
| Italiano | itterizia, ittero |
| Ελληνικά | ίκτερος íkteros |
| Română | gălbinare, gălbenare, icter |
| Русский | желту́ха želtúxa |
| Tiếng Việt | vàng da, hoàng đản |
| العربية | صُفَار ṣufār, يَرَقَان yaraqān |
| עברית | צהבת tzahevet |
verb affect with jaundice; prejudice
| 中文 | 使……產生偏見 /使……产生偏见 shǐ... chǎnshēng piānjiàn |
|---|---|
| Français | en faire une jaunisse |
| Deutsch | sich verfärben, rot anlaufen |
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title = {jaundice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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