Thursday, April 11, 2013

A to Z Challenge 2013: J - Jaded

Jaded

jad·ed adj. Tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.

Synonyms: wearied, tired, exhausted

Etymology: "bored by continual indulgence," 1630s; past participle adjective from jade (v.).


Note: this one's for Candace.

21 comments:

Jeremy [Retro] said...

that is what my life has become... i am working on it...

Jeremy [Retro]
AtoZ Challenge Co-Host
Oh No, Let's Go... Crazy

Old Kitty said...

A word that encapsulates my Monday perfectly! Take care
x

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Like after the Thanksgiving feast.

Unknown said...

It's so easy to become this way, harder to get out of it.

Dani said...

I use this word in real life from time to time. Yesterday I was very jaded and took the day off from commenting. Today I am making up for it.
Dani @ Entertaining Interests
#warriorminion

mshatch said...

ah yes, the jaded courtesan... I don't use this word very often.

cleemckenzie said...

My grandmother always said that bored people were boring. I guess that would apply to jaded ones as well.

Unknown said...

this is a word that I almost used for todays poem. :) so much meaning in such a small word.

Michael Offutt, Phantom Reader said...

I get jaded about my writing some days. It usually doesn't last long.

Lyre said...

I find it interesting that the word's origin stems from overindulgence. How interesting!

Lyre at Lyre's Musings

Elizabeth Seckman said...

When I stepped away from social work it was because this word kept ringing in my head.

Mark Means said...

This can happen as we get older. We try hard, at the Means Ranch, to get out and about to new and different places :)

Left and Write

Ella said...

Yes, I am having a jaded day!

Nicely done :D

Anonymous said...

I feel this way at times. That means I'm ready for a big shakeup.

Christine Rains said...

Keep the great words coming!

DL Hammons said...

I've been that before! :)

farawayeyes said...

'Bored by continued indulgence'. I'll take a shot of that.

Kristen said...

I wish I could have just a little indulgence. Not enough to become jaded, but just enough to keep things interesting. :)

#atozchallenge, Kristen's blog: kristenhead.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Yeah, I hear you. I think I took off from bored, slid through jaded, and landed on cynical quite a while ago.

Deniz Bevan said...

Can't hear this word without thinking of Alice in Chains lyrics...

Tina said...

Love this word! Great choice.
Tina @ Life is Good
Co-host, April 2013 A-Z Challenge Blog
@TinaLifeisGood, #atozchallenge