diamond in the rough
noun
Roget 948:
good man,
honest man,
worthy.
good woman,
perfect lady,
Madonna.
model,
paragon
etc.
(perfection)
650;
good example;
hero,
heroine,
demigod,
seraph,
angel;
innocent
etc.
946;
saint
etc.
(piety)
987;
benefactor
etc.
912;
philanthropist
etc.
910;
Aristides†;
noble liver†,
pattern.
brick [Slang],
trump [Slang],
gem,
jewel,
good fellow,
prince,
diamond in the rough,
rough diamond,
ugly duckling†.
salt of the earth;
one in ten thousand;
one in a million;
a gentleman and a scholar;
pillar of society,
pillar of the community,
a man among men.
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Moby thesaurus: acceptable person, capital fellow, crude, diamond, gem, gentleman, good fellow, good lot, good man, good person, good sort, good woman, honest man, jewel, lady, mensch, ore, pearl, perfect gentleman, perfect lady, persona grata, prince, raw material, real man, rich ore, rich vein, right sort, rough diamond, unanalyzed mass, unlicked cub, virgin soil, worthy ... show more.
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