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Definitions for Jilt

[1] to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
[2] a woman who jilts a lover.
[3] (tr) to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warning she was jilted at the altar
[4] a woman who jilts a lover

Words related to Jilt

dump, drop, coquette, discard, leave, deceive, reject, disappoint, ditch, desert, forsake

Words nearby Jilt

jillaroo, jillet, jillion, jilolo, jilong, jilt, jim, jim crow, jim crow law, jim crowism, jim dash

Origin of Jilt

1650–60; earlier jilt harlot, syncopated variant of jillet

Other words from Jilt

jilt·er , noun
un·jilt·ed , adjective

Word origin for Jilt

C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill

Synonyms for Jilt

coquette, deceive, desert, disappoint, discard, ditch, drop, dump, forsake, leave, reject, break off, get rid of, leave at the altar, leave flat, throw over