gem

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a jewel (= precious stone), especially when cut into a particular regular shape

someone or something that is very good, pleasing, or useful:

real gem He's a real gem - you'd be a fool to break up with him.

hidden gem The coffee house is a hidden gem (= something that not a lot of people know about).

a precious stone, esp. when cut into a regular shape; jewel:

The necklace was studded with diamonds, rubies, and other gems.

If you say that something or someone is a gem, you mean that you value the quality or beauty of that person or thing highly:

The building was an architectural gem.