Added 10 October 2026
diamante
/daɪəˈmɒnti/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about diamante at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.
- A diamante poem.
adjective
- Covered in diamante decorations.
- Shiny or iridescent, as if covered in or made of diamonds.
Origin
Borrowed from French diamanté (“adorned with diamonds”). From past participle of diamanter (“adorn with diamonds”), from diamant (“diamond”), from oblique stem of Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “hard metal, diamond”).
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