jewelry

Other spellings

• (UK) jewellery

Word parts

jewel + -ry

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈʤuː.əl.ri/ or /ˈdʒʊː.əl.ri, SAMPA: /"dZu:.@l.ri/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈʤuːəl.ri/ or /ˈdʒʊːəl.ri

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular jewelry

Plural jewelries

1. (usually uncountable) Things that you wear such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of metals and sometimes with valuable gemstones.