gran·ite (gr n  t)n. 1. A common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, and mica, used in monuments and for building. 2. Unyielding endurance; steadfastness: a will of granite. [Italian granito, from past participle of granire, to make grainy, from grano, grain, from Latin gr  num; see g  -no- in Indo-European roots.]gra·nit ic (gr-ntk, gr-), granit·oid (grn-toid) adj. |
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