Hessonite

/ˈhɛsənaɪt/ noun

Definition

A honey-yellow or cinnamon-colored variety of garnet, sometimes used as a gemstone.

Etymology

From Greek hessonites, derived from hessone (inferior), because this variety of garnet is of lower hardness and value than some other garnets. Named for its inferior rating compared to other precious stones.

Kelly Says

Medieval jewelers called hessonite 'inferior garnet,' but modern mineralogists and gem enthusiasts have completely rehabilitated its reputation—what was once considered 'second-rate' is now prized for its warm, honey-like glow!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄሶናይት
he-so-na-i-t
ARالعربية
هيسونيت
he-soh-neet
BNবাংলা
হেসোনাইট
he-so-na-i-t
CACatalà
hessonita
heh-soh-nee-ta
CSČeština
hessonit
heh-soh-nit
DADansk
hessonit
heh-soh-nit
DEDeutsch
Hessonit
heh-soh-neet
ELΕλληνικά
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
ESEspañol
hessonita
heh-soh-nee-tah
FAفارسی
هِسُونیت
he-soh-neet
FISuomi
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
FRFrançais
hessonite
eh-soh-neet
GUGU
હેસોનાઈટ
he-so-na-i-t
HAHA
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
HEעברית
הזון
he-zon
HIहिन्दी
हेसोनाइट
heh-soh-na-i-t
HUMagyar
hessonit
heh-soh-nit
IDBahasa Indonesia
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
IGIG
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
ITItaliano
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
JA日本語
ヘソナイト
he-so-na-i-tu
KKKK
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
KMKM
ហេសូណាយត
he-so-na-i-t
KO한국어
헤소나이트
he-so-na-i-teu
MRMR
हेसोनाइट
heh-soh-na-i-t
MSBahasa Melayu
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲဆိုနိုက်
he-so-no-i-k
NLNederlands
hessoniet
heh-soh-nee-et
NONorsk
hessonit
heh-soh-nit
PAPA
ਹੈਸੋਨਾਇਟ
he-so-na-i-t
PLPolski
hessonit
heh-soh-nit
PTPortuguês
hessonita
heh-soh-nee-tah
RORomână
hessonit
heh-soh-nit
RUРусский
гессонит
ge-so-nit
SVSvenska
hessonit
heh-soh-nit
SWKiswahili
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
TAதமிழ்
ஹெசோனைட்
he-so-na-i-t
TEతెలుగు
హెసోనైట్
he-so-na-i-t
THไทย
เฮสโซไนต์
he-so-nai-t
TLTL
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
TRTürkçe
hessonit
heh-soh-nit
UKУкраїнська
гессоніт
he-so-nit
URاردو
ہیسونیت
he-soh-neet
VITiếng Việt
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
YOYO
hessonite
heh-soh-neet
ZH中文
黑榴石
hēi liú shí
ZUZU
hessonite
heh-soh-neet

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