diamond
|di/a/mond|
/ˈdaɪəmənd/
precious stone
Etymology
'diamond' originates from the Old French word 'diamant', which came from the Latin 'adamas', meaning 'invincible' or 'unbreakable'.
'adamas' transformed into the Old French 'diamant', and eventually became the modern English word 'diamond'.
Initially, it meant 'invincible' or 'unbreakable', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of a precious stone.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a precious stone consisting of a clear and typically colorless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance.
She wore a necklace with a large diamond.
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Noun 2
a shape with four straight sides of equal length forming two opposite acute angles and two opposite obtuse angles; a rhombus.
The pattern on the floor was made up of interlocking diamonds.
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Noun 3
a playing card marked with a red diamond shape, one of the four suits in a standard deck of cards.
He drew a diamond from the deck.
Noun 4
a baseball field, especially the area enclosed by the four bases.
The players took their positions on the diamond.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:41