English Explanatory Dictionary

granite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
  2. Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough.
name
  1. An island of South Australia.
  2. A town in Colorado.
  3. A town in Oklahoma.
  4. A census-designated place in Utah.
  5. An unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹæn.ɪt/ En-us-granite.ogg /ˈɡɹæn.aɪt/

Word forms

granite granites

Etymology

From French granit (“granite”), from Italian granito (“granite”), from granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin grānum (“grain”). Compare granita.

Related words

pegmatite feldspar quartz granodiorite

Derived words

bite on granite cumulogranite Granite Bay granite blue Granite City Granite County Granite Falls Granite Flat granitelike granite poison Graniteville graniteware granitic granitical granitification granitiform granitisation granitise granitite granitization granitize granitized granitoid granodiorite granolith leucogranite microgranite monzogranite pregranitic take for granite
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