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poor man's diamond

poor man's diamond noun: synonym of jacinth.

Noun

poor man's diamond (countable and uncountable, plural poor man's diamonds)

  1. Synonym of jacinth.
    Synonyms:
    jacinth
  2. Synonym of hyacinth.
    Synonyms:
    hyacinth
  3. Synonym of cubic zirconia.
    Synonyms:
    cubic zirconia
  4. Synonym of cubic zirconium.
    Synonyms:
    cubic zirconium
  5. Synonym of aquamarine.
    Synonyms:
    aquamarine
  6. Synonym of rhinestone.
    Synonyms:
    rhinestone

Synonyms of poor man's diamond

Forms of poor man's diamond

pluralpoor man's diamonds
alternative formpoor men's diamond

Origin of poor man's diamond

From being a traditional substitute gem for the expensive gemstone diamond, which is affordable by poorer people.

Questions about poor man's diamond

What does poor man's diamond mean?
Poor man's diamond means synonym of jacinth.
What part of speech is poor man's diamond?
Poor man's diamond is a noun.
What is the plural of poor man's diamond?
The plural of poor man's diamond is poor man's diamonds.

Words near poor man's diamond in the dictionary

  1. poor man's cake
  2. poor man's caviar
  3. poor man's cocaine
  4. poor man's concrete
  5. poor man's copyright
  6. poor man's diamond
  7. poor man's fridge
  8. poor man's ginseng
  9. poor man's goose
  10. poor man's latte
  11. poor man's lattes

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