diamond
A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is…A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
» This can't be a real diamond.
Das kann kein echter Diamant sein.
Это не может быть настоящим алмазом.
Не может быть, чтобы это был настоящий алмаз.
Не может быть, чтобы это был настоящий бриллиант.
Це не може бути справжнім діамантом.
Meaning
13 senses(uncountable)A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
The saw is coated with diamond.
synthetic diamond
(countable, uncountable)A gemstone made from this mineral.
The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.
Diamant, Brillant
алма́зalmáz, бриллиа́нтbrilliánt, брилья́нтbrilʹjánt
діама́нтdiamánt, брилья́нтbrylʹjánt
(countable, uncountable)A diamond ring.
What a beautiful engagement diamond.
(countable, uncountable)A very pale blue color.
алма́зный
(countable, uncountable)Sable, when blazoning by precious stones.
(countable, uncountable)Something that resembles a diamond.
алма́зalmáz
(countable, uncountable)A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.
(countable, uncountable)A polyiamond consisting of two triangles.
ромбromb
ромбromb
(countable, uncountable)The entire field of play used in the game.
(countable, uncountable)The infield of a baseball field.
The teams met on the diamond.
бейсбо́льная площа́дкаbejsbólʹnaja ploščádka
the baseball playing field
(countable, uncountable)A card of the diamonds suit.
I have only one diamond in my hand.
Karo
бу́бныbúbny, бу́бнаbúbna
бу́бнаbúbna, дзві́нкаdzvínka
a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it
(Pennsylvania, Western, countable, uncountable)A town square.
Examples
302 sentencesThis can't be a real diamond.
Це не може бути справжнім діамантом.
ruЭто не может быть настоящим алмазом.
deDas kann kein echter Diamant sein.
I've never seen a real diamond.
Я ніколи не бачив справжніх діамантів.
deIch habe noch nie einen echten Diamanten gesehen.
Tom bought Mary an amazing diamond ring.
Том купив Мері чудову діамантову обручку.
I don't think this is a real diamond.
Не думаю, що це справжній діамант.
ruНе думаю, что это настоящий бриллиант.
I don't think that this is a real diamond.
Не думаю, що це справжній діамант.
ruНе думаю, что это настоящий бриллиант.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
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By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from LatinFrom Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamās, from Latin adamās, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “diamond”). Doublet of adamant. The printing sense is a calque of Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700; compare pearl, ruby (“size of type between pearl and nonpareil”).
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Forms
plural: diamondsSynonyms
10 synonyms- very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem:adamant
- the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate:baseball diamondinfield
- the baseball playing field:ball fieldbaseball field
- a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram:rhombusrhomb
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
76 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
9 patterns- diamond ring
- a real diamond
- a diamond ring
- hid the diamonds
- real diamond
- diamond necklace
- the stolen diamonds
- this diamond is
- stolen diamonds