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  diamond

  noun

  a pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon, naturally crystallized in the isometric system.
• Diamond
  Diamond

  noun

  Neil, born 1941, U.S. singer and songwriter.

diamond

¹ American  

[dahy-muhnd, dahy-uh-] / ˈdaɪ mənd, ˈdaɪ ə- /

noun

• diamonds
  plural

1. a pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon, naturally crystallized in the isometric system.

2. a piece of this stone.

3. a transparent, flawless or almost flawless piece of this stone, especially when cut and polished, valued as a precious gem.

4. a ring or other piece of jewelry containing such a precious stone, especially an engagement ring.

5. a piece of this stone used in a drill or cutting tool.

6. a tool provided with such an uncut stone, used for cutting glass.

7. crystallized carbon, or a piece of it, artificially produced.

8. an equilateral quadrilateral, especially as placed with its diagonals vertical and horizontal; a lozenge or rhombus.

9. any rhombus-shaped figure or object oriented with its diagonals vertical and horizontal.

10. a red rhombus-shaped figure on a playing card.

11. a card of the suit bearing such figures.

12. (used with a singular or plural verb) diamonds, the suit so marked.

    Diamonds is trump. Diamonds are trump.

13. Baseball.

    1. the space enclosed by home plate and the three bases; infield.

    2. the entire playing field.

14. Printing. a 4½-point type of a size between brilliant and pearl.

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adjective

1. made of or set with a diamond or diamonds.

2. having the shape of a diamond.

   a dress with a diamond print.

3. indicating the 75th, or sometimes the 60th, event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.

verb (used with object)

1. to adorn with or as if with diamonds.

idioms

1. diamond in the rough, a person of fine character but lacking refined manners or graces.

Diamond ² American  

[dahy-muhnd, dahy-uh-] / ˈdaɪ mənd, ˈdaɪ ə- /

noun

1. Neil, born 1941, U.S. singer and songwriter.

2. Cape, a hill in Canada, in S Quebec, on the St. Lawrence River.

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diamond British  

/ ˈdaɪəmənd /

noun

1. 1. a colourless exceptionally hard mineral (but often tinted yellow, orange, blue, brown, or black by impurities), found in certain igneous rocks (esp the kimberlites of South Africa). It is used as a gemstone, as an abrasive, and on the working edges of cutting tools. Composition: carbon. Formula: C. Crystal structure: cubic

   2. ( as modifier )

      a diamond ring

2. geometry

   1. a figure having four sides of equal length forming two acute angles and two obtuse angles; rhombus

   2. (modifier) rhombic

3. 1. a red lozenge-shaped symbol on a playing card

   2. a card with one or more of these symbols or ( when plural ) the suit of cards so marked

4. baseball

   1. the whole playing field

   2. the square formed by the four bases

5. (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 4 1/ 2 point

6. a figurative name for coal

7. 1. an unpolished diamond

   2. a person of fine character who lacks refinement and polish

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verb

1. (tr) to decorate with or as with diamonds

diamond Scientific  

/ dī′ə-mənd /

1. A form of pure carbon that occurs naturally as a clear, cubic crystal and is the hardest of all known minerals. It often occurs as octahedrons with rounded edges and curved surfaces. Diamond forms under conditions of extreme temperature and pressure and is most commonly found in volcanic breccias and in alluvial deposits. Poorly formed diamonds are used in abrasives and in industrial cutting tools.

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Usage

What does diamond mean? A diamond is a clear gemstone known for its use in jewelry and its high price. The word diamond can also refer to the material, which is one of the hardest known substances. It has many practical and industrial applications, including for grinding and polishing—many drill bits have diamond tips, for example. Diamonds are perhaps the most popular gemstone used in jewelry. They are classified as precious gems, meaning that they have a high commercial value. They are often rated based on four main qualities: cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. Many cut diamonds are crystal clear, but sometimes they come in other transparent colors, including pink, yellow, and blue (like the famous Hope diamond). Some diamonds are synthetic—they’re manufactured in laboratories. The diamond is the traditional birthstone for the month of April. It’s associated with the zodiac signs Aries and Taurus. The word diamond is also used to refer to a shape (♦), like the one that’s used as one of the four “suits” on playing cards. Sometimes, it refers to a shape that looks like a cut diamond gem. This is how the word is used in baseball diamond. Diamond can be used as an adjective to describe things that include diamonds (as in a diamond necklace), are made of diamond (as in a diamond drill bit tip), or are diamond-shaped or diamond-patterned, among other things. The word diamond is sometimes used to describe a 75-year anniversary, as in It’s my grandparents’ diamond anniversary this year—I can’t believe they’ve been married for 75 years!Example: Look at her ring—that must be the biggest diamond I’ve ever seen!

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• diamond-like
  adjective
• diamondlike
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• diamonds
  plural

Etymology

Origin of diamond

1275–1325; Middle English diamant < Old French < Vulgar Latin *diamant-, stem of *diamas, perhaps alteration of *adimas (> French aimant magnet, Old Provençal aziman diamond, magnet), for Latin adamas adamant, diamond

Explanation

A diamond is a valuable gemstone that's often used to make expensive jewelry. You might admire your friend's diamond earrings, but secretly wonder if they're real. An engagement ring is typically set with one or more diamonds. Diamonds used for jewelry are cut and polished, and they're evaluated for quality and price by weight, or carat, as well as by their cut, clarity, and color. Another kind of diamond is the geometrical shape, which is also seen on playing cards called diamonds, and echoed in the shape of a baseball field, also known as a diamond.

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Mingled with her dealmaking stories are mantras aimed at ambitious readers: “The pressure can crush you or turn you into the diamond version of yourself: hard and brilliant.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Botswana's government has organised a series of events to mark the country's diamond jubilee, including a carnival in the capital, Gaborone, as well as cultural performances, concerts and sporting events.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

"We could all afford to live a little more like Dolly. Be kind, be humble, and have some fun…Be a diamond in a rhinestone world," Newsom said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Shane Wendler and John Sullivan posed for a photo at Servite’s baseball diamond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Woo exclaims, leaping onto one of the diamond doorknobs.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The measurements were carried out at the Diamond X-ray facility in Oxford.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Posting a video of the room’s remote-controlled drapes opening one morning, the Olympian revealed that she had asked interior designer Diamond Hadley to create the kind of ambiance typically found at a high-end resort.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Krasner edited their motion to lessen Stiegler’s apparent involvement, Diamond wrote, and the four filed it with the court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Natural Diamond Council rebranded as the Diamond Collective and said it would try to bring together producers, retailers, brands and others to protect demand against lab-grown gems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Then I saw Diamond Head for the first time, raising its stone face above Honolulu Bay.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

Meanwhile, the price of lab-grown diamonds — or diamonds made by emulating the earth’s natural heat and pressure conditions — has fallen, as technological advances and production expansion lead to oversupply.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

After a short-lived foray into selling lab-grown diamonds for jewelry, De Beers is now staking its future on convincing new generations of consumers that love isn’t forever unless it is sealed with a—natural—stone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Prosecutors say Holdo, 66, stole more than $1.7 million from his clients, taking their money but never delivering the Rolexes, diamonds and other jewelry they paid for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Scientists also think diamonds may form and fall like rain far beneath the surfaces of ice giant planets such as Neptune and Uranus.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

He might have been swimming through liquid diamonds.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Related Words

• gem
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