First Known Use: 1904
Dictionary
diamanté
noun di·a·man·té \ˌdē-ə-ˌmän-ˈtā\
Definition of DIAMANTÉ
: a sparkling decoration (as of sequins) or material decorated with this <a gown trimmed with diamanté>
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of DIAMANTÉ
French, adjective, like a diamond, from diamant diamond, from Middle French
Rhymes with DIAMANTÉ
African gray, areaway, Armistice Day, Ascension Day, auto-da-fé, bank holiday, beta decay, bioassay, boulevardier, cabriolet, café au lait, cantabile, Cardigan Bay, carry away, cDNA, Chesapeake Bay, chronicle play, communiqué, companionway, corps de ballet, costumier, couturier, décolleté, Delaware Bay, devil to pay, Dies Irae, Discovery Day, Dominion Day, Election Day, electric ray, far and away, felo-de-se, fiddle away, Fiesole, Giant's Causeway, habitué, High Holiday, instant replay, Jamaica Bay, Jubilate, Korea Bay, laissez-passer, Lavoisier, medley relay, mezzo forte, microarray, Midsummer Day, miracle play, Morgan le Fay, objet trouvé, off-off-Broadway, out-of-the-way, papier collé, papier-mâché, pas de bourrée, Patriots' Day, photo-essay, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Fumé, prêt-à-porter, Presidents' Day, roche moutonnée, Rogation Day, roman à clef, roturier, Saginaw Bay, sine die, sub judice, superhighway, Thanksgiving Day, ukiyo-e, Ulan-Ude, Valentine's Day, Veterans Day, yerba maté
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: diamantiferousPrevious Word in the Dictionary: diamagneticAll Words Near: diamanté
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up diamanté? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).