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janders

janders is the pronunciation spelling of jaundice.

Meaning of jaundice

Noun

jaundice (countable and uncountable, plural jaundices)

  1. A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
    • Why ſhould a man whoſe bloud is warme within, / Sit like his Grandſire, cut in Alabaſter? / Sleepe when he wakes? and creep into the Iaundies / By being peeuiſh?c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    icterus
  2. (figuratively) A feeling of bitterness, resentment or jealousy.
    • No, sir, he, / Vex'd with a morbid devil in his blood / That veil'd the world with jaundice, hid his face / From all men, and commercing with himself, / He lost the sense that handles daily life— […]1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Walking to the Mail”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 48

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What is janders the pronunciation spelling of?
Janders is the pronunciation spelling of jaundice.

Words near janders in the dictionary

  1. Jandas
  2. Jandavra
  3. jandaya
  4. jandayas
  5. janded
  6. janders
  7. Jandreau
  8. Jandreaus
  9. jane
  10. Jane 50
  11. Jane 50s

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