granite
/ˈɡɹæn.ɪt/
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granite noun: a group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
Noun
granite (countable and uncountable, plural granites)
- A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
- Many monuments sold in the US are crafted from granite produced in China, India and elsewhere overseas, while a lot of stone-working equipment comes from Europe.2022 February 21, Tami Luhby, “Headstone makers struggle to serve grieving families as supply chain woes continue”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2025
- Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough.
- ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- The neighbor is eventually able to sell her home despite Homer’s pants-less affronts to propriety and decency and Bart falls deeply and instantly for one of its new inhabitants, a tough but charming and funny tomboy girl named Laura (voiced by Sara Gilbert) with just the right combination of...2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 14 Aug...
Proper noun capitalized: Granite
Granite
- An island of South Australia.
- A town in Colorado.
- A town in Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Utah.
- An unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States.
granite meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
granite in Hindi
- type of rock
- ग्रेनाइट grenāiṭ
granite in Tamil
- கருங்கல், கார்ப்படிகம்
granite in Marathi
- type of rock
- ग्रॅनाइट grĕnāiṭ, कणाश्म kaṇāśma
granite in Urdu
- سنگ خاراں
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- granite in Bengali
- গ্রানাইট, গ্রেনাইট, গ্রানাইটের
- granite in Telugu
- గ్రానైట్, గ్రానైటు, గ్రేనైట్
- granite in Malayalam
- കരിങ്കല്ല് kariṅkallŭ
- granite in Kannada
- ಪೆಡಸುಕಲ್ಲು
- granite in Punjabi
- ਗ੍ਰੇਨਾਈਟ, ਗਰੇਨਾਈਟ
- granite in Gujarati
- ગ્રેનાઈટ, ગ્રેનાઇટ
- granite in Odia
- ଗ୍ରାନାଇଟ୍, ଗ୍ରାନାଇଟ, ଗ୍ରେନାଇଟ୍
- granite in Assamese
- গ্ৰেনাইট grenait
- granite in Nepali
- ग्रेनाइट, ग्रानाइट, ग्रेनाईट
- granite in Tagalog
- tumbesi, batumbesi
- granite in Arabic
- صَوَّان ṣawwān, غْرَانِيت ḡrānīt
- granite in Malay
- granit
- granite in Indonesian
- batu besi, batu kulansing, granit
- granite in Persian
- گرانیت gerânit, سنگ خارا sang-e xârâ
- granite in Vietnamese
- đá hoa cương
- granite in Myanmar
- နှမ်းဖတ်ကျောက် hnam:hpatkyauk
Examples of granite in a sentence
- To proselytize to devout believers of another faith is to bite on granite.
- Chess openings in which one fianchettos one's bishop often result in said bishop biting on granite.
- The cupboards were oak and the worktop was granite.
Forms of granite
| plural | granites |
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Origin of granite
From French granit (“granite”), from Italian granito (“granite”), from granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin grānum (“grain”). Compare granita.
Words formed from granite
- bite on granite
- cumulogranite
- Granite Bay
- granite blue
- Granite City
- Granite County
- Granite Falls
- Granite Flat
- granitelike
- granite poison
- Graniteville
- graniteware
- granitic
- granitical
- granitification
- granitiform
- granitisation
- granitise
- granitite
- granitization
- granitize
- granitized
- granitoid
- granodiorite
- granolith
- leucogranite
- microgranite
- monzogranite
- plagiogranite
- pregranitic
- take for granite
Phrases with granite
Words that rhyme with granite
Questions about granite
- What does granite mean?
- Granite means a group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
- What is granite in Hindi?
- Granite in Hindi is ग्रेनाइट (grenāiṭ). See Granite meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is granite?
- Granite can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce granite?
- Granite is pronounced /ˈɡɹæn.ɪt/.
- What is the plural of granite?
- The plural of granite is granites.
Words near granite in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: granite (page history and authors); Granite (page history and authors); granite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); granite (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); granite (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); granite (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); granite (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); granite (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); granite (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); granite (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); গ্ৰেনাইট (Assamese) (page history and authors); granite (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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