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Synonyms for granite

Grammar : Adj
Spell : gran-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgræn ɪt

Top 10 synonyms for granite
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Définition of granite

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French granit(e) (17c.) or directly from Italian granito "granite," originally "grained," past participle of granire "granulate, make grainy," from grano "grain," from Latin granum "grain" (see corn (n.1)). In reference to the appearance of the rock. Used figuratively for "hardness" (of the heart, head, etc.) from 1839. New Hampshire, U.S., has been the Granite State since at least 1825.
  • As in gray/grey : adj muted silver in color
Example sentences :
  • In the afternoon got a fine round of angles from granite rocks.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The granite of the mountains is superior to the celebrated Quincy.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • On the fourth day this changed, and we camped at the foot of a granite mountain.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • The name of the stone you have just picked up happens to be granite.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • You admire this tower of granite, weathering the hurts of so many ages.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • She walked off, between the granite posts and along the curved drive.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Immediately he was running again, as a second bullet scored the granite wall.
  • Extract from : « Forever » by Robert Sheckley
  • A hill was coming to life, A granite cliff was growing animate.
  • Extract from : « The Planetoid of Peril » by Paul Ernst
  • Granite must not be frozen hard; it should have little lumps all through it.
  • Extract from : « Desserts and Salads » by Gesine Lemcke
  • Then he descended from the sky-lined pinnacles of granite to the plain.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
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