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Jewel

Jewellery
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 precious stone or a piece of jewellery set with precious stones. The word also describes anything exceptionally bright or valued.

Detailed Definition
A jewel is a precious gemstone, or more broadly an ornament distinguished by its rarity, brilliance, and value. Poetry has long used jewels as images for eyes, tears, stars, flowers, and treasured words. Their hardness and durability can contrast sharply with the softness of flesh or the brevity of love. A jewel may signify wealth and display, but it can also become a tiny concentrated source of beauty carried through darkness.
Example
Example in poetry:
The jewel flashed once in the dust, making poverty and splendor meet in one image; A jewel can stand for rarity, desire, or a cherished person; Shakespeare calls his beloved's eyes nothing like the sun, showing that poetic value need not depend on jewel-like praise; In a landscape poem, a dewdrop may be called a jewel to magnify a small natural detail
Additional Notes
Jewel may name a gemstone or anything precious and radiant. In figurative language, it often praises a person, moment, word, or bright detail.
Also Known As
Gem Jewel Stone
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