jane Synonyms
Another word for jane
• noun (Context 1)
(dated slang) A girl or woman, especially a girlfriend or sweetheart.
"In classic hardboiled detective novels of the 1930s, the protagonist often refers to a mysterious woman simply as a dame."
• noun (Context 2)
(historical) A durable twilled cotton cloth or fustian, historically used for making garments and footwear and functionally related to modern jean.
"During the nineteenth century, sturdy work trousers and summer shoes were frequently tailored from heavy jean."
• noun (Context 3)
(informal) A public restroom or lavatory designated for women (formed by analogy with 'john').
"She excused herself from the dinner table to visit the ladies' room before the main course arrived."
• noun (Context 4)
(historical) A small silver coin exported from Genoa into England during the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries.
"Medieval English merchants grew wary of accepting the low-value Genoese silver coin known as a galley-halfpenny."
Opposites of jane
The opposite of jane shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: