jaundice

noun

jaun·​dice ˈjȯn-dəs 

ˈjän-

1

: yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments

2

: a disease or abnormal condition characterized by jaundice

3

: a state or attitude characterized by satiety, distaste, or hostility

Synonyms

• hostility
• grudge
• hatred
• bitterness

Examples of jaundice in a Sentence

the jaundice in the eyes of the two feuding neighbors was enough to kill crabgrass

Recent Examples on the Web

These include the hallmark symptoms like jaundice (yellowing of skin and the whites of the eyes), abdominal pain that’s focused on the right side of the stomach — near the liver — and dark urine. —Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 June 2025

When the jaundice didn't clear up, Mackenzie was referred to the Children’s Hospital Colorado. —Charles Trepany, USA Today, 16 June 2025

His baby girl, Mackenzie, had turned yellow with jaundice. —Charles Trepany, USA Today, 16 June 2025

An autopsy revealed that Abigail died from a high level of bilirubin in her brain, which the application points out would have manifested as jaundice. —Chris Spargo, People.com, 13 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English jawnes, jaundis, from Anglo-French jaunice, galniz, from jaune, gaune yellow, from Latin galbinus greenish yellow

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

jaundice

noun

jaun·​dice ˈjȯn-dəs 

ˈjän-

1

: yellowish discoloring of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the presence of coloring matter from the bile

also : a disease or abnormal condition marked by jaundice

2

: a state or attitude marked by envy, dislike, or hostility

Medical Definition

jaundice

noun

jaun·​dice ˈjȯn-dəs, ˈjän- 

1

: a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments and especially bilirubin that follows interference with normal production and discharge of bile (as in certain liver diseases) or excessive breakdown of red blood cells (as after internal hemorrhage or in various hemolytic states)

called also icterus

2

: any disease or abnormal condition (as hepatitis A or leptospirosis) that is characterized by jaundice

called also icterus