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granite

noun

gran·​ite ˈgra-nət How to pronounce granite (audio)
1
: a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and used especially for building and for monuments
2
: unyielding firmness or endurance
the cold granite of Puritan formalism V. L. Parrington
granitelike adjective
granitic adjective
granitoid adjective

Example Sentences

had the granite to see the project out to the end
Recent Examples on the Web The granite canopy is surmounted by a bronze heron, a bird that spends much of its life in the water. John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 At one point, Dr. Damadian had to bring in jackhammers to blast through a granite floor to provide more vertical space in his lab. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Police in the Central Massachusetts city hope to raise $100,000 to build a life-size granite statue in Frankie’s likeness, to be placed in Fitchburg Police Memorial Park. Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022 Obermaier restored some of the granite stones to their rightful places and made reproductions of the engravings, which were published in 1960. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2022 The outdoor area includes a heated saltwater swimming pool, courtyard, private pool house, a hot tub and blue granite sun deck. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022 Titanium granite touches up the kitchen, and pocketing walls of glass open to decks and balconies perched above the beach. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Use a kitchen cleaner or detergent to clean the countertop, but avoid ammonia-rich cleansers for laminate or granite. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022 Behind the structure’s loading door, a tunnel stretches some 200 feet into the solid granite mountain, leading to a series of vaults that constitute one of the most secure private storage facilities in the world. WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Italian granito, from past participle of granire to granulate, from grano grain, from Latin granum

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of granite was in 1646

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