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diamante

/daɪəˈmɒnti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
dia-mante
IPA
/daɪəˈmɒnti/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.

noun

A diamante poem.

adj

Covered in diamante decorations.

adj

Shiny or iridescent, as if covered in or made of diamonds.

name

A city and department in Entre Ríos province, Argentina.

name

A river in Mendoza province, Argentina.

name

A municipality in the state of Paraíba, Brazil.

name

A coastal town and comune in Cosenza province, Calabria, Italy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀδάμᾱς

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /daɪəˈmɒnti/

Inflected Forms

diamantes (plural) more diamante (comparative) most diamante (superlative)

Synonyms

sequin spangle

Rhymes With

monte bronte durante avanti escalante bustamante gigante galante belmonte laplante aponte amante

Questions

How do you pronounce diamante?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪəˈmɒnti/.
What does diamante mean?
An artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.
Where does diamante come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce diamante

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