jelly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
    gelatin.
  2. noun a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
  3. noun any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin
  4. verb make into jelly
    jellify.
    • jellify a liquid

WordNet

Jel"ly noun
Etymology
Formerly gelly, gely, F. gelée jelly, frost, fr. geler to freeze. L. gelare; akin to gelu frost. See Gelid.
Wordforms
plural Jellies
Definitions
  1. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.
  2. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly.
Jel"ly intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Jellied ; present participle & verbal noun Jellying
Definitions
  1. To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.

Webster 1913