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- Dictionaryjilt/dʒɪlt/
verb
- 1. suddenly reject or abandon (a lover): "he was jilted at the altar by his bride-to-be"
noun
- 1. a person, especially a woman, who capriciously rejects a lover: archaic "they'll teach you the guilt of coquetting and ogling, and playing the jilt"
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JILT definition: 1. to finish a romantic relationship with someone suddenly and unkindly: 2. to finish a romantic…. Learn more.
When you jilt someone, you throw them over or reject them, especially romantically. It would be cruel to jilt your boyfriend on the day before the prom. If a bride jilts her groom, she leaves him waiting for her in his tuxedo, and if a boy jilts his date, he never shows up at the planned time.
noun. : a person who casts off or rejects someone previously accepted as a lover : one who jilts (see jilt entry 1) a lover. Did you know? Jilt traces back to the English dialect noun jillet ("a flirtatious girl"), itself from Jill or Gill (used both as a proper name and as a noun meaning "girl") plus the diminutive suffix - et.
If someone is jilted, the person they are having a romantic relationship with suddenly ends the relationship in a surprising and upsetting way. [informal] She was jilted by her first fiancé. [be VERB -ed] Driven to distraction, he murdered the woman who jilted him.
Jilt definition: to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.. See examples of JILT used in a sentence.
Definition of jilt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define jilt. jilt synonyms, jilt pronunciation, jilt translation, English dictionary definition of jilt. tr.v. jilt·ed , jilt·ing , jilts To deceive or drop suddenly or callously. n. One who discards a lover.
noun. One who discards a lover. American Heritage. A woman who rejects a lover or suitor after accepting or encouraging him. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Jun 2, 2024 · jilt (third-person singular simple present jilts, present participle jilting, simple past and past participle jilted) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.
n. a woman who jilts a lover. Etymology: 17th Century: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill. 'jilt' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): kick - throw over. Synonyms: chuck, ditch, drop, break up with, throw over, more...
