Noun
The house is a gem of colonial architecture.
He pitched a gem of a game.
Her most recent novel is a real gem.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Perfectly capturing an authentic retro aesthetic, Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy’s indie horror-synth thriller is a total gem and should launch this directing team into the stratosphere.—Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024 That right there is a gem and many people don’t even think in that way.—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Verb
Consider this Tata Harper gem the fountain of youth in oil form.—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 29 Nov. 2022 Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have also laid claim to gem as well, which was the possession of many rulers, including India’s Mughal emperors, before coming into the hands of the British monarchy.—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for gem
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English gemme, from Anglo-French, from Latin gemma bud, gem
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