garnet
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
garnet¹
- /ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English gernet, granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). Doublet of grenade.
noun garnets
- A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives. On the back of one cover BRADSHAW, in beryls, was encrusted; on the back of the other, A.B.C. GUIDE, in amethysts, beryls, chrysoprases, and garnets.
- A dark red color, like that of the gemstone. Beyond the doors was a brick chamber from the floor of which burst great garnet and orange flames like pentecostal tongues.
adjective
- Of a dark red colour.
garnet²
- /ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/ UK
noun garnets
- A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out of a vessel. Using a garnet for the lower-deck guns on the lower deck: Lash the centre of the yard to the mast, and hook both burtons to support the yard.
garnet³
- /ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/ UK
verb garnets · garneting · garneted
- To shred (twisted wool fiber, rags, etc.) so that it can be reused.
Garnet⁴
Where it comes from
Named after the garnet gemstone.
proper noun
- A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States.
- A ghost town in Granite County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A female given name from French.
-
The ship of characters Ruby and Sapphire from the Steven Universe series, who combine to create the character Garnet.
Similar: Rupphire
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pyrope, almandine, clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene, amphibolite, peridotite, pyroxenite, granulite, yttrium, aluminum, demantoid, isograd, burgundy, clew, garnett, grossular
Translations
Every language
noun colour
| Español | granate |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ガーネット色 gānettoshoku |
| 中文 | 石榴色 shíliùsè |
| Português | grená |
| Français | grenat |
| Deutsch | Granat, Granatrot |
| Ελληνικά | γκρενά gkrená |
| Русский | грана́товый granátovyj |
noun mineral
| Español | granate |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 석류석 seongnyuseok, 자류석 jaryuseok, 가닛 ganit |
| 日本語 | 柘榴石, ガーネット gānetto |
| 中文 | 石榴石 shíliùshí |
| हिन्दी | याक़ूत yāqūt, याकूत yākūt, गोमेद gomed, गोमेधक gomedhak, गोमेदक gomedak |
| Português | granada |
| Français | grenat |
| Deutsch | Granat |
| Italiano | granato, granata |
| Ελληνικά | λυχνίτης lychnítis |
| Română | granat |
| Русский | грана́т granát |
| العربية | بِجَادِيّ bijādiyy |
Talk about this word "garnet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/garnet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. garnet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/garnet "garnet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/garnet.Cite this
@misc{garnet_2026,
title = {garnet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garnet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
