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diamond¹
- /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/
- /ˈdaɪ.mənd/
Where it comes from
From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “diamond”). Doublet of adamant. The printing sense is a calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700; compare pearl, ruby (“size of type between pearl and nonpareil”).
noun diamonds
- A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. The saw is coated with diamond.
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A gemstone made from this mineral.
The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.
Similar: sparkler
- A diamond ring. What a beautiful engagement diamond.
- A very pale blue color.
- Sable, when blazoning by precious stones. Elphingston. Pearl a Chevron Diamond between three Boars Heads Eraz'd Ruby, arm'd of the first. / Eymouth. Diamond a Lyon Rampant Pearl, on a Canton of the 2d, a Cross Ruby.
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Something that resembles a diamond.
Similar: adamant
- A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical. An adder writhes out of the bush, I can see the diamonds on its back; it shrithes across the sandy soil, and bites the right foot of one of the knights.
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A polyiamond consisting of two triangles.
Similar: 2-iamond
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The entire field of play used in the game.
Similar: ball field, baseball field
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The infield of a baseball field.
The teams met on the diamond.
Similar: baseball diamond, infield · Opposite: outfield
- A card of the diamonds suit. I have only one diamond in my hand.
- A town square.
- The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+¹⁄₂-point.
adjective
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Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.
He gave her diamond earrings.
Similar: diamantine
- Of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary. Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.
- Of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary. Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.
- First-rate; excellent. He's a diamond geezer.
verb diamonds · diamonding · diamonded
- To adorn with or as if with diamonds.
Diamond²
Where it comes from
* As a female given name, from diamond (gemstone).
* As a German surname, Anglicized form of Diamant.
* As a Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Ó Diamáin.
proper noun Dimond
- A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.
- A surname from German or Irish. Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting.
- A historical settlement in Denali Borough, Alaska.
- An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, Georgia.
- A village in Grundy County and Will County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana.
- A township in Cherokee County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
- A minor city in Newton County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Palmyra Township, Portage County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
- A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: infield, adamant, baseball diamond, ball field, rock, gold, stone, gemstone, gem, diamante, drilling, drill, jewelry, jewellery, ring, lil
Translations
Every language
noun uncountable: mineral
| Español | diamante, adamante (disused) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 다이아몬드 daiamondeu |
| 日本語 | 金剛石 kongōseki, ダイヤモンド daiyamondo, ダイヤ daiya |
| 中文 | 金剛石 /金刚石 jīngāngshí |
| हिन्दी | हीरा hīrā, अलमास almās, वज्र vajra, डायमंड ḍāymaṇḍ |
| Kiswahili | almasi |
| Português | diamante |
| Français | diamant |
| Deutsch | Diamant |
| Italiano | diamante |
| Ελληνικά | διαμάντι diamánti |
| Română | diamant |
| Русский | алма́з almáz, диама́нт diamánt, адама́нт adamánt |
| Tiếng Việt | kim cương |
| العربية | أَلْمَاس ʔalmās, مَاس mās |
| עברית | יַהֲלוֹם yahalóm |
noun gemstone
| Español | diamante, gema |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 다이아몬드 daiamondeu |
| 日本語 | ダイヤモンド daiyamondo, ダイヤ daiya, 金剛石 kongōseki, ギヤマン giyaman |
| 中文 | 鑽石 /钻石 zuànshí |
| हिन्दी | हीरा hīrā, अलमास almās, वज्र vajra, डायमंड ḍāymaṇḍ |
| Kiswahili | almasi |
| Português | diamante |
| Français | diamant |
| Deutsch | Diamant, Brillant |
| Italiano | diamante |
| Ελληνικά | διαμάντι diamánti |
| Română | diamant |
| Русский | алма́з almáz, бриллиа́нт brilliánt, брилья́нт brilʹjánt, брю́лик brjúlik, диама́нт diamánt |
| Tiếng Việt | kim cương |
| العربية | مَاس mās, أَلْمَاسَة ʔalmāsa, أَلْمَاس ʔalmās, مَاسَة māsa |
| עברית | יַהֲלוֹם yahalóm |
noun very pale blue color/colour
| Русский | алма́зный |
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noun something that resembles a diamond
| Русский | алма́з almáz |
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noun baseball: infield of a baseball field
| 中文 | 內野 /内野 nèiyě |
|---|---|
| Italiano | diamante |
| Русский | бейсбо́льная площа́дка bejsbólʹnaja ploščádka |
noun card games: card of the diamonds suit
| 한국어 | 다이아몬드 daiamondeu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ダイヤ daiya |
| 中文 | 方塊 /方块 fāngkuài |
| हिन्दी | ईंट ī̃ṭ |
| Kiswahili | uru |
| Português | ouros |
| Français | carreau |
| Deutsch | Karo |
| Italiano | quadri |
| Ελληνικά | καρό karó |
| Русский | бу́бны búbny, бу́бна búbna |
| Tiếng Việt | rô |
| العربية | اَلدِّينَارِيّ ad-dīnāriyy |
| עברית | יַהֲלוֹם yahalóm |
adj made of, or containing diamond
| Español | diamantino, adamantino |
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| 中文 | 鑽石 /钻石 zuànshí |
| Русский | алма́зный almáznyj |
adj of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary
| Русский | бриллиантовый brilliantovyj |
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verb to adorn with diamonds
| Français | diamanter |
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