What is another word for jelly?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈɛlɪ] (IPA)

Jelly is a sweet, chewy and flavorful dessert that has gained popularity all over the world. The word jelly can be synonymous with other words, which can be used interchangeably. These include jam, spread, preserve, marmalade, gelee, gelatin, gel, agar-agar, and panna cotta. Jam is made by cooking fruit pieces with sugar and pectin to create a thick spreadable mixture. Spread refers to a more processed form of jelly that is smoother and can be easily spread on toast or bread, while preserve refers to whole or large pieces of fruit preserved in syrup. Marmalade is a citrus-based preserve, and gelee is a savory jelly made with meat or fish stock. Gelatin, agar-agar, and panna cotta are all made from gelatinous substances and can be used as a base for different types of jelly desserts.

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What are the opposite words for jelly?

The antonyms for the word "jelly" include clarity, certainty, sureness, and firmness. These words are opposite in meaning to the wiggly, soft, and uncertain characteristics often associated with jelly. Clarity refers to the quality of being clear or transparent, while certainty indicates a feeling of assuredness or confidence. Sureness is a synonym for certainty, and firmness denotes solidity and stability. These antonyms are useful when expressing a preference for something more decisive, definite, or firm than jelly-like substances. They can also be used to describe emotions, ideas, or physical objects that are hard, immovable, or clearly defined.

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Usage examples for Jelly

She gave him a quick glance, and placed a quivering morsel of jelly between her lips.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Seizing the slain beast with his trunk he tossed it twice into the air; after which he began to strike it against a tree and in the end trampled upon it with his legs and changed it into a shapeless, jelly-like mass.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
All value comes from labour, represents so much time of labour, is, in fact, so much "labour-jelly," so much preserved labour.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae

Famous quotes with Jelly

  • There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
    Billy Joel
  • When I get older, I don't think I'll like to have wrinkles, or a big jelly belly. I cannot have it.
    Adriana Lima
  • He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook, when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
    Clement Clarke Moore
  • One has to secrete a jelly in which to slip quotations down people's throats - and one always secretes too much jelly.
    Virginia Woolf
  • God is not just one great piece of benevolent jelly. He is not smiling at the human race. In fact, the Bible says that He is full of fury. The day is coming when He will 'render His anger with fury, and His rebuke with flames of fire' (Isaiah 66:15).
    Ray Comfort

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