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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

gioiellato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: djo-jel-la-to

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bejeweled/bɪˈdʒuː.əld/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Indossava una collana gioiellata."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Adorned with jewels or gemstones; sparkling with precious ornaments.

    "She wore a stunning, bejeweled necklace that caught the light of the ballroom."
  2. 2

    Metaphorically glittering or sparkling as if covered in gems.

    "The city skyline looked bejeweled against the dark winter night sky."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'bejewel', formed by prefixing the intensifying or causative particle 'be-' to the noun 'jewel', originating from Middle English via Old French 'juel'. The adjective form developed in the late 16th century to describe objects or persons adorned with precious stones.

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