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Synonyms for diamond

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dahy-muh nd, dahy-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaɪ mənd, ˈdaɪ ə-

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Définition of diamond

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French diamant, from Medieval Latin diamantem (nominative diamas), from Vulgar Latin *adiamantem (altered by influence of the many Greek words in dia-), from Latin adamantem (nominative adamans) "the hardest metal," later, "diamond" (see adamant). Playing card suit is from 1590s; Sense in baseball is American English, 1875.
  • noun gemstone
Example sentences :
  • Ostensibly they were a literary society; really they were diamond polishers.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • So a king's ransom is what Benlli paid for his wife's diamond ring.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • Mr. Hartgold took up a diamond with a pair of pincers, and exhibited it to the banker.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • Mr. Carter said this at a venture, for he did not know which of the men had the diamond belt.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • The young lady there with the diamond collar and the wonderful eyes?
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • By and by they would have a table for themselves, and in their turn celebrate the diamond wedding.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • Their son's words did not surprise them; they had heard them coming ever since their diamond wedding.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • When a Kaffir strikes a diamond, he gets a commission, and so does his overseer.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Take her from foretop to fetlocks, she's as lovely as a diamond flush.
  • Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis
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