English dictionary

granite

/'gr/&/n/I/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

noun.substance

Source: WordNet 3.0
something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)

noun.attribute

Examples
A man of granite.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in planes, and therefore in being destitute of a schistose structure.

noun

Source: webster1913