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gem¹
- /d͡ʒɛm/
- /d͡ʒɪm/ pin pen merger
Rhymes with -ɛm
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English gemme, gimme, yimme, ȝimme, from Old English ġimm, from Proto-West Germanic *gimmu (“gem”) and Old French gemme (“gem”), both from Latin gemma (“a swelling bud; jewel, gem”). Doublet of gemma and Gemma.
noun gems
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A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
And on her head she wore a tyre of gold,
Adornd with gemmes and owches wondrous fayre,
Whose passing price vneath was to be told;
Similar: gemstone
- Any precious or highly valued thing or person. She's an absolute gem.
- Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram. a gem of wit
- Internet content of good quality.
- A gemma or leaf bud. c. 1668, John Denham (translator), Of Old Age by Cato the Elder, Part 3, in Poems and Translations, with The Sophy, London: H. Herringman, 4th edition, 1773, p. 35, Then from the Joynts of thy prolifick Stemm A swelling Knot is raised (call’d a Gemm)
- A geometrid moth of the species Orthonama obstipata.
- A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
- A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
- A strong, dominating pitching performance. 2025, Associated Press, Crochet gets 1st career shutout and complete game as Red Sox beat Rays for 9th straight win by Associated Press, He didn’t walk a batter in his 100-pitch gem
Similar: jewel, precious stone
verb gems · gemming · gemmed
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To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
[T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully.
Similar: begem
Gem²
- /d͡ʒɛm/
- /d͡ʒɪm/ pin pen merger
Rhymes with -ɛm
Where it comes from
From Gem State.
noun Gems
- A native or resident of the American state of Idaho.
Gem³
- /d͡ʒɛm/
- /d͡ʒɪm/ pin pen merger
Rhymes with -ɛm
proper noun
- A ghost town in California.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- A city in Kansas.
Gem⁴
- /d͡ʒɛm/
- /d͡ʒɪm/ pin pen merger
Rhymes with -ɛm
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Gemma.
GEM⁵
noun GEMs
- Initialism of ground-effect machine
- Acronym of Graphite-Epoxy Motor
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jewel, precious stone, gemstone, stone, muffin, treasure, briolette, rock, jewelry, borer, centrepiece, cem, jewellery, topaz, diamond, earring
noun
Similar: jewel, precious stone
Translations
Every language
noun precious or highly valued thing or person
| Español | primor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주옥 juok |
| 日本語 | 珠玉 shugyoku |
| Kiswahili | johari |
| Português | pérola |
| Français | merle blanc, oiseau rare |
| Italiano | gemma, perla, chicca |
| Ελληνικά | διαμάντι diamánti, κόσμημα kósmima |
| Русский | жемчу́жина žemčúžina, драгоце́нность dragocénnostʹ |
noun precious stone
| Español | alhaja, gema |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보석 boseok |
| 日本語 | 宝石 hōseki |
| 中文 | 玉 yù, 寶石 /宝石 bǎoshí |
| हिन्दी | मणि maṇi, रत्न ratna, पत्थर patthar |
| Kiswahili | johari |
| Português | gema, pedra preciosa |
| Français | joyau, pierre précieuse |
| Deutsch | Edelstein, Juwel, Kleinod |
| Italiano | gemma, pietra preziosa |
| Ελληνικά | πολύτιμος λίθος polýtimos líthos, πετράδι petrádi |
| Română | nestemată, piatră prețioasă, gemă |
| Русский | драгоце́нный ка́мень dragocénnyj kámenʹ, самоцве́т samocvét |
| Tiếng Việt | đá quý |
| العربية | جَوْهَر jawhar, جَوْهَرَة jawhara |
| עברית | אֶבֶן יְקָרָה éven yekará |
Talk about this word "gem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gem "gem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gem.Cite this
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title = {gem},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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