English Words Starting With J

• jenkinson

  nounVery Low (as a surname, not a common vocabulary word)
  /ˈdʒɛŋkɪnsən/A patronymic surname meaning 'son of Jenkin' (a diminutive of John).
• jenner

  nounRare / C1+
  /ˈdʒɛnə/A surname of historical and contemporary significance, most famously associated with Dr. Edward Jenner, the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine; by extension, the surname has become a metonym for vaccination, immunology, or medical innovation.
• jennet

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒɛnɪt/A small Spanish horse; a female donkey (jenny).
• jenney

  nounObsolete / Rare
  /ˈdʒɛni/A historical piece of farm equipment or implement, particularly a type of small plough or harrow.
• jennie

  nounRare (as a dictionary entry/common noun); Common (as a proper name).
  /ˈdʒɛni/A feminine given name; a diminutive or pet form of the name Jennifer or sometimes Jane, meaning "white wave" or "fair one" (from Jennifer's Celtic roots) or "God is gracious" (from Jane's Hebrew roots).
• jennifer

  nounMedium (as a name)
  /ˈdʒɛnɪfə/A feminine given name of Welsh origin.
• jennings

  nounC2
  /ˈdʒɛnɪŋz/A surname of English origin, historically derived from a given name meaning 'son of John' or 'little John'.
• jenny

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒɛni/A female donkey (ass).
• jensen

  nounUncommon (as a lexical item in general English; common as a proper name in specific communities).
  /ˈdʒɛnsən/A surname of Scandinavian origin, originally meaning 'son of Jens', where Jens is a Danish form of John.
• jensenism

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒɛns(ə)nɪz(ə)m/A set of beliefs, theories, or methods associated with someone named Jensen.
• jeon

  nounLow
  /dʒʌn/A Korean dish of pan-fried, battered slices of meat, fish, or vegetables.
• jeopard

  verb-transitiveVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈdʒɛpəd/To put in danger or at risk; to expose to loss, harm, or peril.
• jeopardize

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈdʒep.ə.daɪz/To put something valuable, important, or someone's safety at risk of being lost, harmed, or damaged.
• jeopardy

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒepədi/The danger of loss, harm, or failure.
• jephthah

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdʒɛfθə/A male given name, most famously belonging to a judge of Israel in the Old Testament.
• jequie

  nounVery Low
  /ʒɛkiˈeɪ/A proper noun referring to a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
• jequirity

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /dʒɪˈkwɪrɪti/A tropical leguminous plant (Abrus precatorius) bearing small, brilliantly coloured, highly poisonous seeds, also known as crab's eye or rosary pea.
• jequitinhonha

  nounC2
  /ˌʒɛkɪtɪnˈjɒnjə/Proper noun referring to a major river valley region in the interior of Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
• jer

  abbreviationnounVery low (specialist term)
  /jɜː/In Slavic linguistics, a short, weak vowel (either back 'ъ' or front 'ь') in Old Church Slavonic and other early Slavic languages, which was either lost or vocalized in later developments.
• jerash

  nounLow (Proper noun, specific geographical reference)
  /ˈdʒɛræʃ/A city in northern Jordan, known for its exceptionally well-preserved ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa.

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