jalousie

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French jalousie. Doublet of jealousy.

Pronunciation

Noun

jalousie (plural jalousies)

  1. (naval architecture) A component in a ventilation system.
  2. Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
    • 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities:
      A small lofty room, with its window wide open, and the wooden jalousie-blinds closed, so that the dark night only showed in slight horizontal lines of black, alternating with their broad lines of stone colour.
    • 2014, Kate Pullinger, The Last Time I Saw Jane:
      Nowhere the glitter of a glass casement; Venetian blinds, jalousies, closed every window, and rooms projected in all directions to catch the luxury of a through-draft of air.
  3. A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.

Translations

See also

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From jaloux +‎ -ie, 12th c..

Noun

jalousie f (plural jalousies)

  1. jealousy
  2. (botany) edible amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor)
    Synonyms: amarante tricolore, fleur de jalousie
  3. (botany) sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)
    Synonyms: bouquet parfait, bouquet tout fait, œillet barbu, œillet de poète
  4. (agriculture) a type of pear (fruit)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

jalousies (1)
moucharabieh (2)

Borrowed from Italian gelosia, 15th c., from the same root.

Noun

jalousie f (plural jalousies)

  1. Venetian blind
  2. (historical) mashrabiyya, latticework screen
    Synonym: moucharabieh
Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French jalousie, derived from jalous, from Late Latin zelosus (“full of love and sympathy”), derived from Latin zelus (“zealous”), from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “envy, lust, rivalry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒɛˈluːsiː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛlusiː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛləsiː(ə)/

Noun

jalousie (plural jelousies)

  1. Jealousness or jealousy in a relationship or marriage.
  2. Passion; romantic or sexual desire.
  3. zealousness, devotion, belief.
  4. (rare) distrust, wrath, ire
  5. (rare) care, wrath, ire
  6. (rare) paranoia, suspecting

Descendants

References

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

jalousie f (plural jalousies)

  1. (Jersey) sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)

Synonyms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia