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jaundice
UK /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/ US /ˈd͡ʒɔndɪs/
noun 2verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
bizarre, temporary, unusual
VERB + JAUNDICE
experiencing, remedies, suffering
JAUNDICE + NOUN
period, superstition
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
1
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?
But look in this new mirror, lovely friend. / Both gods and fairies wait on lovers' wills. / That jaundices be changed to daffodils!
2
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
1
To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice.
The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a rough and bitter manner
- bitterness
- acrimony
- acerbity
- tartness
- thorniness
noun — yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by a
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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?
Wiktionary02
But look in this new mirror, lovely friend. / Both gods and fairies wait on lovers' wills. / That jaundices be changed to daffodils!
Wiktionary03
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
Wiktionary04
The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul.
Wiktionary05
Newborns are prone to jaundice.
Tatoeba · #896908706
Jaundice is a temporary yellowing of the newborn baby's skin and eyes because of excess bilirubin, a yellow pigment of red blood cells.
Tatoeba · #12260208Usage Notes
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