gemmy
Bright like gems
Gemmy describes something resembling or having the qualities of a gem—bright, sparkling, or translucent.
The word appears most often in geological or mineralogical contexts to describe crystals with gem-like clarity and luster: gemmy quartz, gemmy tourmaline.
In broader use, gemmy can describe anything with jewel-like brilliance: gemmy drops of dew on the grass.
Shining with small flashes
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- scintillatingBrilliantly lively or witty
- glimmeringFaintly and unsteadily luminous
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
glinting · flickering · coruscating · dazzling · brilliant · flashing · winking · dancing
Decorated with precious stones
- encrustedCovered with hard layer
- lapidaryWorker of precious stones
- cabochonDomed, unfaceted gemstone
- facetPlane on cut stone
carat · bezel · birthstone · heirloom · ornamental · precious · semiprecious · treasure
glittering
Shining with small flashes
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- scintillatingBrilliantly lively or witty
- glimmeringFaintly and unsteadily luminous
shimmering · glinting · flickering · coruscating · dazzling · brilliant · flashing · winking · dancing · starry
bejeweled
Decorated with precious stones
facet · carat · bezel · birthstone · heirloom · ornamental · precious · semiprecious · treasure · adorned
faceted
Having multiple flat surfaces
mineral · geode · crystalline · vitreous · glassy · translucent · clear · pellucid · limpid · transparent
gleaming
Reflecting light brightly
sheeny · satiny · silken · sleek · glowing · radiant · luminous · resplendent · iridescent · opalescent
gemmydull
Lacking edge or interest
lusterless · matte · flat · lackluster · unpolished
- hidden gemUnderappreciated find
- rare gemInfrequent precious stone
- gem appraisalJudging a stone's worth
- gemstone jewelry
- precious gemstonesRare, valuable mineral crystals
- gem miningExcavating earth for precious stones
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