jeweled
Adjective: 1. Decorated or covered with jewels, beads, or sequins: Describes an object that is adorned with precious stones, gems, or similar decorative items for ornamentation. * The queen wore a jeweled crown. * The cover of the ancient book was jeweled with rubies and emeralds.
The adjective "jeweled" is used to describe an object that has been embellished with jewels or jewel-like decorations. It emphasizes richness, luxury, and elaborate ornamentation. It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "was" or "looked").
- Attributive use (before a noun):
- She admired the jeweled handle of the ceremonial dagger.
- The museum displayed a jeweled egg from the Fabergé collection.
- Predicative use (after a linking verb):
- The costume for the performance was beautifully jeweled.
- The night sky looked like a jeweled canopy.
- Metaphorical Use: "Jeweled" can be used metaphorically to describe something that sparkles or shines as if covered in jewels.
- The morning dew made the spiderweb look jeweled in the sunlight.
- "Jeweled with": This phrase specifies what the jewels are or what the object is decorated with.
- The throne was jeweled with sapphires and diamonds.
- Bejeweled (Adjective): A synonym meaning adorned with jewels. Often used interchangeably with "jeweled."
- She wore a bejeweled necklace.
- Gemmed (Adjective): Another synonym, meaning set or adorned with gems.
- Jewel (Noun): A precious stone; a gem.
- Sequined (Adjective): Covered with sequins (small, shiny disks), which creates a similar sparkling effect.
- Bejeweled
- Gemmed
- Adorned
- Decorated
- Ornamented
- Studded (e.g., studded with diamonds)
- Plain
- Unadorned
- Undecorated
- Austere
"Jeweled" is the standard spelling in American English. The British English spelling is "jewelled." Both spellings have the same meaning and pronunciation.
- covered with beads or jewels or sequins