diamondlike

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adjective

Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English diamond →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivediamondlike (comparative more diamondlike, superlative most diamondlike)

comparative more diamondlike · superlative most diamondlike

  1. Having characteristics, or molecular structure, of diamond

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*demh₂-
  6. Ancient Greekδαμνάω (damnáō)?
  7. Ancient Greekἀδάμας (adámas)
  8. Latinadamās
  9. Late Latindiamās
  10. Old Frenchdiamant
  11. Middle Englishdyamaunt
  12. Englishdiamond
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. Englishdiamondlike

From diamond + -like.

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APA

diamondlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamondlike

MLA

“diamondlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamondlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diamondlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamondlike.

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