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diamante

UK/daɪəˈmɒnti/

diamante noun: an artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.

Noun

diamante (plural diamantes)

  1. An artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.
  2. A diamante poem.

Adjective

diamante (comparative more diamante, superlative most diamante)

  1. Covered in diamante decorations.
    • An organist wigged out like Rick Wakeman, the diamante lapels of Humza Yousaf’s kilt jacket sparkled, and out in the Mall, the procession began.2023 May 6, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2023
  2. Shiny or iridescent, as if covered in or made of diamonds.

Proper noun capitalized: Diamante

Diamante

  1. A city and department in Entre Ríos province, Argentina.
  2. A river in Mendoza province, Argentina.
  3. A municipality in the state of Paraíba, Brazil.
  4. A coastal town and comune in Cosenza province, Calabria, Italy.

Forms of diamante

Noun
pluraldiamantes
Adjective
comparativemore diamante
superlativemost diamante

Origin of diamante

Borrowed from French diamanté (“adorned with diamonds”). From past participle of diamanter (“adorn with diamonds”), from diamant (“diamond”), from oblique stem of Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “hard metal, diamond”).

Phrases with diamante

Questions about diamante

What does diamante mean?
Diamante means an artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.
What part of speech is diamante?
Diamante can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce diamante?
Diamante is pronounced /daɪəˈmɒnti/ (UK).
What is the plural of diamante?
The plural of diamante is diamantes.

Words near diamante in the dictionary

  1. Diamant
  2. diamantaire
  3. diamantaires
  4. diamantane
  5. diamantanes
  6. diamante
  7. diamante poem
  8. diamante poems
  9. diamantes
  10. diamantiferous
  11. Diamantina

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