Today’s word - diamond in the rough

Word of the day

17,Apr,2026

Today’s word - diamond in the rough

Other forms: diamonds in the rough

A great artist with bad manners might be described as a diamond in the rough. The phrase usually refers to people with good qualities who have difficulty fitting into the environment where those qualities would shine most.

When diamonds are mined from the earth, they don't look like the sparkly gemstones we're used to seeing in earrings and necklaces. They're lumpy pebbles with uneven edges until they've been ground down and polished with special tools, and this process gives them the facets that help them reflect light so beautifully. Similarly, a person who is a diamond in the rough has a lot of potential or valuable skills, but something about their appearance or demeanor makes those qualities less apparent.

Definitions of diamond in the rough


1. idiom a person or thing with lots of potential or good qualities that are hidden by a lack of training or refinement

synonyms: rough diamond

Question

diamond in the roughmeans:

(A) a person whose unrefined appearance or manner hides great potential
(B) a person who enjoys taking part in dangerous recreational activities
(C) a person who deliberately bullies or frightens other people
(D) a person whose job is training wild horses so that they can be ridden

Right Answer :- (A) a person whose unrefined appearance or manner hides great potential

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