English Words Starting With J

• james edward

  nounVery Low (as a combined lexical unit; 'James' and 'Edward' individually are high frequency names)
  /ˌdʒeɪmz ˈed.wəd/A masculine given name, typically comprising a first name "James" and a middle name "Edward". It is a personal name used to identify an individual.
• james i

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒeɪmz ðə ˈfɜːst/The first king of England and Scotland from the Stuart dynasty, who ruled from 1603 to 1625, succeeding Queen Elizabeth I.
• james ii

  nounC1
  /ˌdʒeɪmz ðə ˈsekənd/King James II of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1633–1701), the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, whose deposition in the Glorious Revolution (1688) was a decisive moment in British constitutional history.
• james iii

  nounVery low
  /ˌdʒeɪmz ðə ˈθɜːd/A formal title referring to King James III, the third monarch of that name in a royal line (e.g., James III of England or James III of Scotland).
• james iv

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒeɪmz ðə ˈfɔːθ/King of Scotland from 1488 to 1513, a historical monarch known for his reign and death at the Battle of Flodden.
• james range

  nounB1
  /reɪndʒ/A variety or selection of things, or the extent over which something operates or varies.
• james v

  nounLow (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˈdʒeɪmz ðə ˈfɪfθ/A specific historical figure: James V, King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542.
• james vi

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒeɪmz ðə ˈsɪksθ/The sixth king of Scotland named James, who became James I of England.
• james vii

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdʒeɪmz ðə ˈsev(ə)nθ/The title/name of the King of Scotland (James VII) and England (James II) who reigned from 1685 until deposed in 1688.
• james-lange theory

  nounC2
  /ˌdʒeɪmz ˈlɑːŋ ˌθɪəri/A psychological theory which proposes that emotions result from our physiological reactions to events, not the other way around. It suggests we feel emotions because we perceive our body's responses.
• jamesian

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈdʒeɪmziən/Relating to or characteristic of the American author Henry James (1843–1916), his style, themes, or fictional universe.
• jameson

  nounB1
  /ˈdʒeɪm.sən/A brand of Irish whiskey, typically a triple-distilled blended whiskey.
• jameson raid

  nounLow / Historical
  /ˈdʒeɪmsən reɪd/A specific historical event: an abortive, unauthorized military incursion in 1895–96 into the South African Republic led by Leander Starr Jameson.
• jamesonite

  nounVery Low / C2+
  /ˈdʒeɪmzənaɪt/A metallic gray to black lead sulfantimonite mineral with needle-like crystal formations.
• jamestown

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒeɪmztaʊn/A historic settlement in Virginia, USA, established in 1607 as the first permanent English colony in North America.
• jamie

  nounMedium
  ˈdʒeɪmiA common given name, typically for a male, of Scottish origin (a diminutive of James).
• jamila

  nounVery low. Only appears with notable frequency as a proper noun in communities with Arabic, Swahili, or related linguistic influences.
  /dʒəˈmiːlə/A personal name, typically feminine, of Arabic origin meaning "beautiful" or "lovely".
• jamison

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒeɪmɪs(ə)n/A surname of Scottish origin.
• jammies

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒæmiz/A childlike or informal term for pyjamas (pajamas).
• jamming

  nounB2
  /ˈdʒæm.ɪŋ/The act of pressing or crowding something into a space tightly; or playing music informally and improvisationally.

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