jean C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /dʒin/ UK /dʒiːn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a heavy twilled cotton cloth used for work clothes The tailor cut sturdy trousers from a bolt of blue jean. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a heavy twilled cotton... denimtwillfustian Word family Derived forms jeans Etymology AI details From Middle English 'Gene', from Old French 'Janne', i.e. Genoa, the Italian city where the heavy twilled cotton cloth ('jean fustian') was originally made. Janne Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # jean **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dʒin/ **IPA (UK):** /dʒiːn/ ## Meanings 1. a heavy twilled cotton cloth used for work clothes ## Examples - The tailor cut sturdy trousers from a bolt of blue jean. ## Synonyms - denim - twill - fustian ## Derived Forms - jeans ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Janne ## Etymology From Middle English 'Gene', from Old French 'Janne', i.e. Genoa, the Italian city where the heavy twilled cotton cloth ('jean fustian') was originally made. ## AI Etymology Jean comes from Middle English 'Gene', from Old French 'Janne', i.e. Genoa, the Italian city where the heavy twilled cotton cloth ('jean fustian') was originally made. The etymological trail includes Old French Janne. The same word family includes jeans. Its current noun use means "a heavy twilled cotton cloth used for work clothes". ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown