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Synonyms for jewel

Grammar : Noun
Spell : joo-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒu əl

Top 10 synonyms for jewel
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Définition of jewel

Origin :
  • late 13c., "article of value used for adornment," from Anglo-French juel, Old French jouel "ornament, jewel" (12c.), perhaps from Medieval Latin jocale, from Latin jocus "pastime, sport," in Vulgar Latin "that which causes joy" (see joke (n.)). Another theory traces it to Latin gaudium, also with a notion of "rejoice" (see joy).
  • Sense of "precious stone" developed early 14c. Meaning "beloved person, admired woman" is late 14c. Colloquial family jewels "testicles" is from 1920s, but jewel as "testicle" dates to late 15c.
  • noun precious stone
  • noun something, someone precious
Example sentences :
  • He would prize the jewel, and overlook the inferiority of the casket.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Even good Bishop Jewel did not disbelieve in the power of the evil eye.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • There's my hand: I promise you, I'll never be called on to perform that, Honor, jewel.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • She had a face of rare beauty and was the jewel of his love.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • It is not well that such a jewel should be hidden in this grey casket.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The world welcomes you; and, through me, it places in your hands this jewel.
  • Extract from : « The Finding of Haldgren » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • He possessed six of these horses, each in its way a jewel in the equine crown.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • A sight of the jewel sent Monsieur Lausch into raptures and rages.
  • Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • More by token, there's only one thing left to hope for, my jewel, and that's certain.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
  • But the jewel was fastened in some way although it seemed a bit loose.
  • Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
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