Thursday 27 September 2012

Phrase for the day#1: ROUGH DIAMOND

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World English Dictionary
rough diamond
— n
1.an unpolished diamond
2.an intrinsically trustworthy or good person with uncouthmanners or dress,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,



What is a word for the meaning "diamond in the rough"?

I need a word that means 'diamond in the rough'

Additional Details

I mean like when you're talking about a person. Like "He's a 'diamond in the rough'" Like someone who isn't seen for their true potential
5 years ago

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

It's hard to come up with one word. A diamond in the rough is a person who seems as mediocre as the rest of a group at first but eventually stands out as being exceptional. If you can think of one word to sum that up, more power to you.

Edit: Underrated, under-appreciated. Underrated would probably be best.
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Asker's Rating:
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Asker's Comment:
Alright. I need a term, more or less, instead of just one word. If you could think of term too, that would be great. lol

thank you.

Other Answers (6)

  • Unrefined; unpolished; amateurish; artless; inelegant; graceless; gawky.
    • 2 people rated this as good
  • Usually means "rough around the edges"
    • 7 people rated this as good
  • I don't know if it's not seeing somebody's full potential. That could be a long-term ignorance or simply short-sightedness.

    I think of it more as a prejudicial low expectation of things or people in a particular environment and coming upon an exception and actually seeing its or his or her higher potential in spite of the environment. This would, hopefully, remove the prejudice.

    But that's a paragraph. Not a word. Two words? Exceeding expectations? Maybe three? Greatly exceeding expectations? Perhaps "serendipitous"? Although I don't know if that has an exclusively positive meaning.
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  • undiscovered
    • 2 people rated this as good
  • unpolished
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