jewel
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːəl/
:
joya
- To everyone who knows her, she is a jewel in the community for her kindness and generosity.
- call someone a jewel
She's an astonishing person and a real jewel to the world, and not just to the United Kingdom.
- She's an astonishing person and a real jewel to the world, and not just to the United Kingdom.
Examples
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The teacher praised her student, saying she was a real jewel because of her hard work and dedication.
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At the awards ceremony, he was called a jewel for his contributions to the arts.
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Now, listen, that place is the crown jewel of my kingdom.
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Ah, we guard you like a jewel.
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You're basically giving this little jewel away.
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Frank, this show is the jewel in the IBC crown.
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You would be his crowning jewel.
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Many curriculum builders select history as the "jewel in the crown" of social studies and citizenship education.
Academic text (1990) -
Prague has risen from its Communist ashes, and it really is a jewel of a city.
Academic text (2008) -
Our universities are world leaders and jewels In Britain's crown.
Synonyms
71
3.0
A person or thing that is very good and admired
A person or thing of the very highest quality
Antonyms
- Offensive
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9.9
A person the government ignores and removes from public records for political reasons
Idioms
Compounds
A delicate Asian orchid people grow for soft dark leaves with bright white or gold veins
- Literature
A sacred being in Taoist belief who represents one part of the supreme Tao
How Valued
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jewel is used for a person because of the old idea of a small, treasured object from Latin jocale 'plaything'. So calling someone a jewel means they are loved and valued like a rare gemstone.