Jewellery vs Diamond - What's the difference?
jewellery | diamond |
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
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, chapter=1 (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.
A gemstone made from this mineral.
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A ring containing a diamond.
A very pale blue color/colour.
Something that resembles a diamond.
(geometry) A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.
(geometry) The polyiamond made up of two triangles.
(baseball) The entire field of play used in the game.
(baseball) The infield of a baseball field.
(card games) A card of the diamonds suit.
(printing, dated) A kind of type in English printing, the smallest except for brilliant.
made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.
of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.
of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary.
As nouns the difference between jewellery and diamond
is that jewellery is (uk|australia|new zealand) collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones while diamond is (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.As an adjective diamond is
made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.As a verb diamond is
to adorn with or as if with diamonds.jewellery
English
(wikipedia jewellery)Etymology
From the word jewel, which was anglicized from the (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (US, Canada) jewelryNoun
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- She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed.
Synonyms
* tom (Cockney rhyming slang''), tomfoolery (''Cockney rhyming slang ); see alsodiamond
English
Noun
(en noun)- The saw is coated with diamond .
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- The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.
- What a beautiful engagement diamond .
diamond color:
- The teams met on the diamond .
- I have only one diamond in my hand.
Synonyms
* (gemstone) sparkler (informal) * (ring) diamond ring * (something that resembles a diamond) adamant * lozenge, rhomb, rhombus * * ball field, baseball field * baseball diamond, infieldAntonyms
* (baseball: infield of a baseball field ): outfieldDerived terms
(Terms derived from the noun "diamond") * adamantine * baseball diamond * blood diamond * black diamond * deadly diamond of death * demantoid * diamantine * diamond anniversary * diamonds are forever * diamond bird * diamond geezer * diamonds are a girl's best friend * diamond jubilee * diamond problem * diamond python * diamond ring effect * diamond-shaped * diamond turbot * diamond wedding * diamond willow * diamondback * diamondback moth * diamondiferous * hyperdiamond * Killiecrankie diamond * nanodiamond * pink diamond * rough diamondSee also
* argyle * carbonado * diamante * paragon * chlenterAdjective
(-)- He gave her diamond earrings.
- Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.
- Today is their diamond wedding anniversary.