diamanté
noun
di·a·man·té ˌdē-ə-ˌmän-ˈtā 
: a sparkling decoration (as of sequins) or material decorated with this
a gown trimmed with diamanté
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Ambar Lucid is the true definition of a diamante en bruto. 
Billboard Staff, Billboard, 23 June 2022 Tie your hair back and let a diamante fringe ear crawler do the talking for just under $40. Madeline Fass, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2019 At Art Basel Miami Beach last week for a DJ gig at Wall Miami, Hilton repeated the very same outfit, matching its sparkling surface to headphones replete with glittering diamante studs spelling out her name. Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2018 The satin gown featured a circle skirt and a gorgeous diamante belt. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2018 Hadid turned heads at the premiere of BlacKkKlansman, her slinky diamante gown centering on a haltered silhouette designed for a back reveal worthy of a balmy summer night. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 14 May 2018 Out of this emerged Sridevi, shining brighter than the hundreds of rhinestones and diamantes on her (sometimes) terrible outfits. Deepanjana Pal, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2018 See More
Billboard Staff, Billboard, 23 June 2022 Tie your hair back and let a diamante fringe ear crawler do the talking for just under $40. Madeline Fass, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2019 At Art Basel Miami Beach last week for a DJ gig at Wall Miami, Hilton repeated the very same outfit, matching its sparkling surface to headphones replete with glittering diamante studs spelling out her name. Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2018 The satin gown featured a circle skirt and a gorgeous diamante belt. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2018 Hadid turned heads at the premiere of BlacKkKlansman, her slinky diamante gown centering on a haltered silhouette designed for a back reveal worthy of a balmy summer night. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 14 May 2018 Out of this emerged Sridevi, shining brighter than the hundreds of rhinestones and diamantes on her (sometimes) terrible outfits. Deepanjana Pal, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
French, adjective, like a diamond, from diamant diamond, from Middle French
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above
- the Northern Lights
- the northwest
- the novelty wears off
- the nub
- the obvious
- the Occident
- the occult
- the odd man out
- the odd man/one out
- the odd one out
- the odds are in favor of
- the odds are in favor of (something)
- the odds are in favor of something
- the off
- the offside
- the old adam
- the old country
- the old guard
- the old heave-ho
- the old school
- the Old Testament
- the old world
- the oldest profession
- the Olympic Games
- the Olympics