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Synonyms for gem

Grammar : Noun
Spell : jem
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɛm

Top 10 synonyms for gem
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Définition of gem

Origin :
  • Old English gimm "precious stone, gem, jewel," also "eye," from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel," originally "bud," perhaps from the root *gen- "to produce," or from PIE *gembh- "tooth, nail." Of persons, from late 13c. Forms in -i-, -y- were lost early 14c., and the modern form of the word probably representing a Middle English borrowing from Old French gemme (12c.). As a verb, from c.1600, "to adorn with gems;" mid-12c. as "to bud."
  • noun precious stone; treasure
Example sentences :
  • My young travelling companion is enthusiastic about this gem of Germany.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • Since such gift the gem gleamed bright on the breast of the queen.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
  • This production is a gem, and always attracts the wonder and amazement of foreigners.
  • Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous
  • Holding toward the lamp a glass, clear as crystal, with luster like a gem.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • By the way, your editorial explanation of Astounding Stories was a gem.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • It is a gem of its kind, and will bear reprint in full today.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • As for the chapel itself, he described it as a gem that even Venice could not rival.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • If any of my readers have ever seen a gem of a place, they will know exactly what that means.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, September 7, 1880 » by Various
  • Our own ignorance of this gem makes us blush (unseen, we hope).
  • Extract from : « Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol 150, February 9, 1916 » by Various
  • A fine Latin letter was a gem, which a man envied his neighbour.
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
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