unjaded
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7.2
- adjective
- /ʌnˈdʒeɪdɪd/
- Her unjaded enthusiasm for the festival made everyone around her feel more spirited.
Examples
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We have to look at these problems in a very kind of innocent or unjaded way, if you wish.
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I make things because I love to do it, and I am thinking of the person I am making for, and that keeps me unjaded.
Blog text (1) -
- You're enthusiastic and you're unjaded.
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Roger, for example? But it discouraged him that the only honest, idealistic, unjaded cops tended to be the brand-new ones.
Fiction book (1999) -
The words may be banal (and Pinza was only extolling Mary Martin, while I speak of all nature), but the emotional setting is incomparable and still can bring tears to any unjaded eye.
Academic text (1991) -
The children approached the project with an unjaded excitement, eager to learn and explore.
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Even after years in the industry, he remained unjaded, approaching each new challenge with fresh energy.
Synonyms
79
1.0
Feeling rested and ready to work
23
1.5
Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break
1
6.2
Still strong and showing a lot of energy
1
5.9
Not showing tiredness and still having energy
Antonyms
How Enthusiastic
359
2.8
167
2.7
1
7.2
∞
1.0
482
1.0
24
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unjaded puts un- ('not') in front of jaded, which means 'tired' or 'worn out'; long ago jaded was used for a tired horse called a 'jade', so unjaded means still fresh and interested rather than bored or worn out.