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The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.
Daniel Defoe

Meaning of "rough diamond" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES ROUGH DIAMOND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rough diamond in the English dictionary

The definition of rough diamond in the dictionary is an unpolished diamond. Other definition of rough diamond is a person of fine character who lacks refinement and polish.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROUGH DIAMOND

rough as bags
rough as sacks
rough breathing
rough collie
rough copy
rough draft
rough fish
rough it
rough justice
rough music
rough on
rough out
rough paper
rough passage
rough puff pastry
rough sleeper
rough spin
rough stuff
rough trade
rough up

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUGH DIAMOND

almond
Ben Lomond
black diamond
blood diamond
burnt almond
conflict diamond
Desmond
diamond
false diamond
Garamond
Hammond
industrial diamond
Loch Lomond
Lomond
Redmond
Richmond
rose diamond
Salmond
sugar almond
sugared almond

Synonyms and antonyms of rough diamond in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rough diamond» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROUGH DIAMOND

Find out the translation of rough diamond to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rough diamond from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rough diamond» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毛坯钻石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diamante en bruto
570 millions of speakers

English

rough diamond
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी न किसी हीरे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الماس الخام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

алмаз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diamante em bruto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আকাটা হীরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diamants bruts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlian kasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rohdiamant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

磨けば光る人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다이아몬드 원석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Intan kasar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kim cương thô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடினமான வைரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कच्चा हिरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaba elmas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diamante grezzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szorstki diament
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

алмаз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diamante brute
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακατέργαστων διαμαντιών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongeslypte diamante
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oslipad diamant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grov diamant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rough diamond

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGH DIAMOND»

The term «rough diamond» is normally little used and occupies the 113.782 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGH DIAMOND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rough diamond

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QUOTES WITH «ROUGH DIAMOND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rough diamond.
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Daniel Defoe
The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUGH DIAMOND»

Discover the use of rough diamond in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rough diamond and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rough Diamond
' Sunday Telegraph 'Full of fun, romance, danger and action. An exciting read, full of exciting twists and turns and the type of ending that makes you want a little more.' The Book Light blog
Kathryn Ledson, 2013
2
'A Rough Diamond', by Jeanie Hering
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Marion Jean C. Adams- Acton, 2011
3
Craving Her Rough Diamond Doc (Mills & Boon Medical)
Her hunky outdoor doc Her first sighting of Dr Wyatt Beauchamp is with his shirt off – all deliciously bronzed corded muscle and mouthwatering abs – and nurse Imogen Donally hopes the next six months working in his remote mountain ...
Amalie Berlin, 2013
4
Rough Diamond
I'm giving notice, those after me are about to learn I'm a Rough Diamond, a very rough one.” The last is said while looking directly at Senator Quinn, she gulps as she realises I'm targeting her with it. “You think I'm tough to fight now, Colonel, ...
Ernest Bywater
5
The Rough Diamond
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Benjamin Franklin Craig, 2012
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Lord Scatterbrain: Or the Rough Diamond Polished (1873)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
William Stephens Hayward, 2010
7
The Rough Diamond...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Caroline Rigg, 2012
8
Rough Diamond: The Life Story of Bill Gilvear
This second book in the Panorama series covers the life of Jesus from the Nativity through to St Paul the Apostles and their missionary journeys. This title is also ideal for all Christian families Homeschooling and Sunday School.
Sheana Brown, Bill Gilvear, 1996
9
Diamond in the Rough
And when Sassy finds out who he really is, she's certain the arrogant millionaire is just playing with her. John has to convince Sassy that he's the man she first thought he was—a diamond in the rough.
Diana Palmer, 2009
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Conflict Diamonds: Agency Actions Needed to Enhance ...
For instance, when Sierra Leone significantly raised its diamond-related tax rate above the tax rate of other countries in the region in early 2006, it experienced a drop of rough diamond exports that led it to rescind the tax rate increase.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUGH DIAMOND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rough diamond is used in the context of the following news items.
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Namibia to Introduce Independent Rough Diamond Sales
Namibia will soon start rough diamond sales, independent of De Beers, after the ... Holdings, the diamond mining joint-venture between Namibia and De Beers. «Rapaport, Jul 15»
2
Lucara's July Rough Diamond Tender Achieves $69M
A 341.90-carat, type IIa rough diamond sold for $20.6 million and a 269.70-carat stone sold for $16.5 million. In all, 12 diamonds fetched prices above $1 million. «Rapaport, Jul 15»
3
No ban on rough diamond import: Indian diamond industry
SURAT : Leaders of Indian diamond industry have deferred on the decision to ban the import of rough diamonds for a time being and have unanimously decided ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Woman Hits the Jackpot, Finding 8.5 Carat White Diamond at …
The largest rough diamond ever discovered in Crater of Diamonds State Park (and the largest ever found in the United States) is the Uncle Sam Diamond, which ... «KTLA, Jun 15»
5
Park visitor unearths 8.52-carat diamond in Arkansas
(CNN) A glistening, white diamond half the size of a quarter was discovered at ... The largest rough diamond ever discovered in Crater of Diamonds State Park ... «CNN, Jun 15»
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Dominion Diamond's 1Q Rough Diamond Sales +7%
Dominion Diamond Corp.'s rough diamond sales rose 7 percent year on year to $187.7 million in the first quarter that ended on April 30. Revenue from the ... «Rapaport, May 15»
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'Perfect' 100-carat diamond goes under Sotheby's hammer
An internally "flawless” 100-carat emerald-cut diamond that will go under Sotheby's ... cutting and polishing the rough diamond before delivering the stone to the ... «MINING.com, Apr 15»
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Brazil Minerals mines largest rough diamond to date
The company said the gem has good appearance with the ability to yield high colour and clarity grades. The company plans to cut and polish the diamond ... «MINING.com, Apr 15»
9
Girl's best friend indeed: 100-carat 'perfect' diamond up for auction
The original rough diamond was more than 200 carats and was mined in South Africa. The current owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, spent more than a ... «CNN, Feb 15»
10
Diamonds are getting cheaper. Time to buy?
One of them, Petra Diamonds, noted that prices of rough diamonds dropped by around 9% in the last half of 2014. The company cut its full-year price forecast for ... «CNNMoney, Jan 15»

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