diamanté

[dee-uh-mahn-tey]

noun

1. a sequin, rhinestone, or other glittery ornamentation on a garment.

2. fabric covered or patterned with such ornamentation.

diamanté

/ ˌdaɪəˈmæntɪ, ˌdɪə- /

adjective

1. decorated with glittering ornaments, such as artificial jewels or sequins

noun

1. a fabric so covered

Word History and Origins

Origin of diamanté¹

1900–05; < French diamanté ornamented with diamonds, past participle of diamanter, verbal derivative of diamant diamond

Word History and Origins

Origin of diamanté¹

C20: from French, from diamanter to adorn with diamonds, from diamant _diamond

Example Sentences

Diamanté, who appeared in series 11, says she's not surprised millions are keeping up to date on their phone.

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But those new viewers are forming a very different relationship with the contestants, Diamanté warns.

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But on social media, with character arcs compressed into bite-sized clips, Diamanté worries fans aren't getting the full picture.

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Diamanté agrees and thinks social clips might even be a better way to build a following than being popular on the series.

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Ex-islander Diamanté Laiv tells BBC Newsbeat the short-form updates are much more appealing than committing to the nightly TV show.

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