'Jilt' definitions:
Definition of 'jilt'
(from WordNet)
noun
A woman who jilts a lover
verb
Cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"
Definition of 'Jilt'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Jilt'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Jilt'
From: GCIDE
- Jilt \Jilt\, v. i. To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously. --Congreve. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'jilt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- actor,
- Artful Dodger,
- back out,
- bamboozler,
- befuddler,
- beg off,
- beguiler,
- Casanova,
- 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,
- Don Juan,
- 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,
- Machiavel,
- Machiavelli,
- Machiavellian,
- 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