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Jet

Gemstones
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A lightweight black lignite, symbolizing mourning, protection, and introspection.

Detailed Definition
Jet appears in Victorian and Gothic poetry as a token of grief and solemn elegance. Its deep blackness absorbs light, making it a symbol of absence or the void. Yet its organic origin lends it warmth, allowing poets to infuse mourning with tenderness—jet becomes a vessel for love persisting beyond death, or the quiet strength of remembrance.
Example
Example in poetry:
Dickinson’s “Jet is the color of farewell” captures its Victorian mourning role; Gothic poetry uses jet to symbolize elegant grief; modern elegy says, “Her absence is jet—black, warm, absorbing light”; in protective verse, jet wards off negative energy; as fossilized wood, it embodies memory; its lightness makes it a metaphor for grief that doesn’t crush.
Additional Notes
Jet is a fossilized wood (a type of lignite), deep black and lightweight, popular in Victorian mourning jewelry; it symbolizes grief, protection, and transformation—its organic origin and somber hue make it a powerful emblem of loss, memory, and the passage from life to stone.
Other Meanings of “Jet”
Also Known As
Jet Lignite
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