jilt Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman who jilts a lover
  2. verb cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
    • jilt a lover or a bride

WordNet

Jilt noun
Etymology
Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.
Definitions
  1. A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt. Otway.
Jilt transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Jilted; present participle & verbal noun Jilting
Definitions
  1. To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive in love. Locke.
Jilt intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously. Congreve.

Webster 1913