diamond in the roughnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌdaɪə.mənd ɪn ðə ˈrʌf/us/ˌdaɪə.mənd ɪn ðə ˈrʌf/US UK rough diamonda person who is kinder and more pleasant than they seem to be from their appearance and manner
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People having good qualities
- advertisement
- altruism
- angel
- be the salt of the earth idiom
- brick
- bunch
- dear
- enchantress
- gem
- not be as black as you are painted idiom
- paragon
- poppet
- poster child
- saint
- salt
- softie
- sweetheart
- sweetie
- the real deal
- treasure
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Examples from literature
- He was yet a diamond in the rough, and she would not immediately decide till she could better understand his character and prospects, so no formal engagement resulted.