Meaning

7 senses
  1. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.

    Edelstein, Juwel

    драгоце́нный ка́меньdragocénnyj kámenʹ, самоцве́тsamocvét

    дорогоці́нний ка́міньdorohocínnyj káminʹ, кошто́вний ка́міньkoštóvnyj káminʹ, самоцві́тsamocvít

    a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

  2. A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.

    Schmuckstück

    драгоце́нностьdragocénnostʹ

    дорогоці́нністьdorohocínnistʹ, кошто́вністьkoštóvnistʹ

  3. (figuratively)Anything precious or valuable.

    Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.

    Juwel, Kleinod

    драгоце́нностьdragocénnostʹ

    дорогоці́нністьdorohocínnistʹ, кошто́вністьkoštóvnistʹ

  4. A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.

    Stein

    ка́меньkámenʹ

  5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.

  6. (slang)The clitoris.

  7. (informal)A jewel box (optical disc container).

    As a collector, I prefer jewels to digipaks.

Examples

108 sentences
  1. The police found the stolen jewels.

    Поліція знайшла вкрадені коштовності.

    ruПолиция обнаружила украденные драгоценности.

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  2. He was accused of stealing the jewels.

    Його звинуватили у крадіжці коштовностей.

    deEr wurde wegen Diebstahls der Juwelen angeklagt.

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  3. The actress always wears expensive jewels.

    ruЭта актриса всегда носит дорогие ювелирные изделия.

    deDie Schauspielerin trägt immer teure Juwelen.

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  4. Tom is an international jewel thief.

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  5. What kind of jewel is this?

    ruЧто это за драгоценность такая?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
gemstone:
valuable object for ornamentation:
Русский
By meaning 3
gemstone:
valuable object for ornamentation:
bearing for a pivot in watch:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
gemstone:
valuable object for ornamentation:
anything precious or valuable:
bearing for a pivot in watch:

Origin

From Middle English juel, jewel, juwel, jeuel, jowel, from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old Fre

From Middle English juel, jewel, juwel, jeuel, jowel, from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel, joel, joïel, hence French joyau, of uncertain origin. Perhaps based ultimately on Latin gaudium (“joy”), or on Latin iocus (“joke; jest”), or according to Pihan, from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar). Compare Medieval Latin jocale. Displaced native Old English māþm.

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Forms

plural: jewels
Singularjewel
Pluraljewels

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry:gemprecious stone
  • a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry:gem

Word family

37 related words

See also

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