Jilt

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jilt \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.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jilt \Jilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Jilting}.]
     To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to
     deceive in love. --Locke.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jilt \Jilt\, v. i.
     To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard
     lovers capriciously. --Congreve.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  95 Moby Thesaurus words for "jilt":
     Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli,
     Machiavellian, abandon, actor, back out, bamboozler, befuddler,
     beg off, beguiler, 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, 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, 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