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Jean Moderate

Jean has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

"The old denim jacket is made of heavy jean that has held up perfectly after years of washing."

2

Denim.

"She decided to swap her dress for a pair of blue jeans to stay comfortable during the long hike."

In plain English: A jean is a pair of pants made from sturdy blue cotton fabric.

"She folded her denim jean and placed it at the back of the closet."

Usage: Use "jean" only when referring to a specific person's name or a unit of measurement; do not use it to mean denim fabric or pants. The common word for denim trousers is "jeans," while the material itself is "denim."

Proper Noun
1

A female given name from Hebrew.

"After years of being called Jean, she finally decided to go by her full first name, Jennifer."

Example Sentences
"She folded her denim jean and placed it at the back of the closet." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fabric

Origin

The word jean comes from the Old French Jannes via Middle English, originally referring to a blue dye made in the Italian city of Genoa that was used to tint cloth produced in Nîmes. Over time, the name shifted from describing the specific color and origin of the fabric to simply naming the durable denim material itself.

Rhyming Words
ean yean sean dean pean kean lean wean hean rean zean bean mean rhean paean skean uvean arean quean glean
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