Diamond — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːplɪkəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪəmənd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪəmənd/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈuːplɪkəbəl/.

Examples

he led a small diamond
diamonds were trumps

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baseball diamond rhombus rhomb adamant ball field baseball field infield

Antonyms

outfield

Parts of Speech

noun	a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
noun	very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
noun	a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
noun	a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it “he led a small diamond”
noun	the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
noun	the baseball playing field

Word Forms

rhombic	adjective	resembling a rhombus
infielder	noun	(baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diamant

ein transparentes Stück Diamant, das geschliffen und poliert wurde und als kostbarer Edelstein geschätzt wird

🇫🇷French

diamant

un morceau de diamant transparent qui a été taillé et poli et qui est considéré comme une pierre précieuse

🇪🇸Spanish

diamante

una pieza transparente de diamante que ha sido cortada y pulida y se valora como una gema preciosa

🇮🇹Italian

diamante

un pezzo di diamante trasparente che è stato tagliato e lucidato ed è valutato come una gemma preziosa

🇳🇱Dutch

diamant

een transparant stuk diamant dat is geslepen en gepolijst en wordt gewaardeerd als een kostbaar juweel

🇵🇹Portuguese

diamante

um pedaço transparente de diamante que foi lapidado e polido e é avaliado como uma joia preciosa

🇷🇺Russian

алмаз

прозрачный кусок бриллианта, ограненный и отполированный и оцениваемый как драгоценный камень

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डायमंड

हीरे का एक पारदर्शी टुकड़ा जिसे काटा और पॉलिश किया गया है और एक बहुमूल्य रत्न के रूप में मूल्यवान है

🇧🇩Bengali

হীরা

হীরার একটি স্বচ্ছ টুকরো যা কাটা এবং পালিশ করা হয়েছে এবং একটি মূল্যবান রত্ন হিসাবে মূল্যবান

🇮🇳Tamil

வைரம்

வெட்டப்பட்டு மெருகூட்டப்பட்டு விலைமதிப்பற்ற ரத்தினமாக மதிப்பிடப்பட்ட ஒரு வெளிப்படையான வைரத் துண்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

వజ్రం

పారదర్శకమైన డైమండ్ ముక్కను కత్తిరించి పాలిష్ చేసి విలువైన రత్నంగా పరిగణించారు

🇮🇳Marathi

हिरा

हिऱ्याचा पारदर्शक तुकडा जो कापून पॉलिश केला गेला आहे आणि एक मौल्यवान रत्न म्हणून त्याचे मूल्य आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હીરા

હીરાનો પારદર્શક ટુકડો જેને કાપીને પોલિશ કરવામાં આવ્યો છે અને તેની કિંમત કિંમતી રત્ન તરીકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಜ್ರ

ವಜ್ರದ ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ ತುಂಡು ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ ಪಾಲಿಶ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಮೂಲ್ಯವಾದ ರತ್ನವಾಗಿ ಮೌಲ್ಯಯುತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വജ്രം

വെട്ടി മിനുക്കിയതും വിലയേറിയ രത്നമായി വിലമതിക്കുന്നതുമായ ഒരു സുതാര്യമായ വജ്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੀਰਾ

ਹੀਰੇ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਟੁਕੜਾ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਕੱਟਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਲਿਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਕੀਮਤੀ ਰਤਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੀਮਤੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہیرا

ہیرے کا ایک شفاف ٹکڑا جسے کاٹ کر پالش کیا گیا ہے اور اس کی قیمت ایک قیمتی جوہر کے طور پر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

钻石

经过切割和抛光的透明钻石，具有珍贵宝石的价值

🇯🇵Japanese

ダイヤモンド

カットされ、磨かれ、貴重な宝石として価値のある透明なダイヤモンド

🇰🇷Korean

다이아몬드

커팅되고 연마되어 귀중한 보석으로 평가되는 투명한 다이아몬드 조각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kim cương

một viên kim cương trong suốt đã được cắt và đánh bóng và có giá trị như một viên ngọc quý

🇹🇭Thai

เพชร

เพชรชิ้นโปร่งใสที่ผ่านการเจียระไนและขัดเงาจนมีมูลค่าเป็นอัญมณีอันล้ำค่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

berlian

sepotong berlian transparan yang telah dipotong dan dipoles dan dihargai sebagai permata yang berharga

🇵🇭Filipino

brilyante

isang transparent na piraso ng brilyante na pinutol at pinakintab at pinahahalagahan bilang isang mahalagang hiyas

🇲🇾Malay

berlian

sekeping berlian lutsinar yang telah dipotong dan digilap serta dinilai sebagai permata yang berharga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الماس

قطعة شفافة من الماس تم قطعها وصقلها وتُقدر بأنها جوهرة ثمينة

🇮🇷Persian

الماس

یک قطعه الماس شفاف که تراش و صیقل داده شده و به عنوان یک گوهر گرانبها ارزش دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

elmas

Kesilip parlatılmış ve değerli bir mücevher olarak değerlendirilen şeffaf bir elmas parçası

🇮🇱Hebrew

יַהֲלוֹם

חתיכת יהלום שקופה שנחתכה ומלוטשת ומוערכת כפנינה יקרה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'diamond'?

The primary meaning of 'diamond' is 'a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'diamond' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'diamond' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'diamond' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'diamond' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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