granite

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granite^¹

/ˈɡɹæn.ɪt/
/ˈɡɹæn.aɪt/ rare

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From French granit (“granite”), from Italian granito (“granite”), from granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin grānum (“grain”). Compare granita.

noun granites

countable, uncountable A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown. Many monuments sold in the US are crafted from granite produced in China, India and elsewhere overseas, while a lot of stone-working equipment comes from Europe.
figuratively, uncountable Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough. ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?

Granite^²

proper noun

An island of South Australia.
A town in Colorado.
A town in Oklahoma.
A census-designated place in Utah.
An unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: porphyry, gneiss, rock, silver, plaque, plate, bit, granit, stone, igneous, plutonic, bedrock, monzonite, granodiorite, diorite, syenite

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noun type of rock

Español	granito, berroqueña
한국어	화강암 hwagang'am
日本語	花崗岩 kakōgan
中文	花崗石 /花岗石 huāgāngshí, 花崗岩 /花岗岩 huāgāngyán
हिन्दी	ग्रेनाइट grenāiṭ
Português	granito
Français	granite, granit
Deutsch	Granit
Italiano	granito
Ελληνικά	γρανίτης granítis
Română	granit
Русский	грани́т granít
Tiếng Việt	đá hoa cương
العربية	صَوَّان ṣawwān, غْرَانِيت ḡrānīt

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@misc{granite_2026,
  title = {granite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/granite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}