Granite Definition

grănĭt
noun
A very hard, coarsegrained, gray to pink, intrusive igneous rock, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, mica, and hornblende.
Webster's New World
Unyielding endurance; steadfastness.
A will of granite.
American Heritage
pronoun

An island in South Australia.

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A town in Colorado.

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A town in Oklahoma.

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A CDP in Utah.

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Other Word Forms of Granite

Noun

Singular:
granite
Plural:
granites

Origin of Granite

  • Italian granito from past participle of granire to make grainy from grano grain from Latin grānum gr̥ə-no- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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