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Jilt

Jilt Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Jilt? [n] a woman who jilts a lover [v] cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Jilt: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Jilt: abandon \| actor \| Artful Dodger \| back out \| bamboozler \| befuddler \| beg off \| beguiler \| Casanova \| cast \| cast aside \| cast away \| cast off \| charmer \| chuck \| counterfeiter \| cry off \| deceiver \| deep-six \| deluder \| depart from \| desert \| discard \| dismiss \| dispose of \| dissembler \| dissimulator \| ditch \| dodger \| Don Juan \| double-dealer \| drop \| drop out \| dump \| duper \| eighty-six \| eliminate \| enchanter \| entrancer \| evacuate \| faker \| fooler \| forger \| forsake \| gay deceiver \| get quit of \| get rid of \| get shut of \| give away \| go back on \| hoaxer \| hypnotizer \| jettison \| jilter \| joker \| jokester \| kidder \| leave \| leave behind \| leave flat \| leg-puller \| Machiavel \| Machiavelli \| Machiavellian \| maroon \| mesmerizer \| misleader \| part with \| plagiarist \| plagiarizer \| playactor \| practical joker \| pull out \| quit \| quit cold \| ragger \| reject \| remove \| renege \| role-player \| say goodbye to \| seducer \| slough \| spoofer \| stand down \| take leave of \| tease \| teaser \| throw away \| throw out \| throw over \| throw overboard \| toss overboard \| vacate \| withdraw See Also \| adult female \| leave \| woman Jilt In Webster's Dictionary \Jilt\, n. [Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.] A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt. --Otway. \Jilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jilting}.] To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive in love. --Locke. \Jilt\, v. i. To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously. --Congreve.

Jilt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jilt?

[n] a woman who jilts a lover
[v] cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Jilt:

See Also | adult female | leave | woman

Jilt In Webster's Dictionary

\Jilt\, n. [Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a
jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.]
A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a
flirt. --Otway.


\Jilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jilting}.]
To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive
in love. --Locke.


\Jilt\, v. i.
To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard
lovers capriciously. --Congreve.

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