granitic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɡrəˈnɪtɪk/ UK /ɡrəˈnɪtɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
of or resembling granite; very hard or unyielding

The cliffs were granitic and resisted centuries of erosion.

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Synonyms

1 adj · of or resembling granite;... stony rocky hard adamantine unyielding flinty

Opposites

soft yielding pliable

Word family

Related forms granite grain granular

Etymology

From granite + -ic. Granite is from Italian granito ('grained'), past participle of granire ('to make grainy'), from grano ('grain'), from Latin granum ('grain, seed').

granum Latin

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# granitic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɡrəˈnɪtɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡrəˈnɪtɪk/

## Meanings
1. of or resembling granite; very hard or unyielding

## Examples
- The cliffs were granitic and resisted centuries of erosion.

## Synonyms
- stony
- rocky
- hard
- adamantine
- unyielding
- flinty

## Antonyms
- soft
- yielding
- pliable

## Related Forms
- granite
- grain
- granular

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: granum

## Etymology
From granite + -ic. Granite is from Italian granito ('grained'), past participle of granire ('to make grainy'), from grano ('grain'), from Latin granum ('grain, seed').

## AI Etymology
Granitic comes from granite + -ic. Granite is from Italian granito ('grained'), past participle of granire ('to make grainy'), from grano ('grain'), from Latin granum ('grain, seed'). The etymological trail includes Latin granum. As an adjective, granitic describes what is of or resembling granite; very hard or unyielding. The same family is visible in related forms such as granite, grain, and granular. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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