adamant
Americanadjective
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utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
- Synonyms:
- uncompromising, rigid, inflexible
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too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
noun
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any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.
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a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.
adjective
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unshakable in purpose, determination, or opinion; unyielding
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a less common word for adamantine
noun
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any extremely hard or apparently unbreakable substance
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a legendary stone said to be impenetrable, often identified with the diamond or loadstone
Other Word Forms
- adamance noun
- adamancy noun
- adamantly adverb
- unadamant adjective
Etymology
Origin of adamant
First recorded before 900; Middle English, from Old French adamaunt, from Latin adamant- (stem of adamas ) “hard metal (perhaps steel), diamond,” from Greek, equivalent to a- a- 6 + -damant- verbal adjective of damân “to tame, conquer”; replacing Old English athamans (from Medieval Latin ) and Middle English aymont, from Middle French aimant, from unattested Vulgar Latin adimant-, from Latin
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It was a trade-off worthy of discussion, but Podila was adamant: “I want to decompress on the train.”
From MarketWatch
Native Alaskans’ traumatic history helps explain Greenland’s adamant opposition to an American takeover today.
But former-commander, Victor Dreke, is adamant that Cuba has ridden out tough times before and can do so again with enough revolutionary fervour.
From BBC
Nick Kyrgios was feted like a rockstar at an exhibition event in Melbourne on Tuesday, but remained adamant a decision not to play singles at the Australian Open was the right one.
From Barron's
The former United and Scotland midfielder is adamant he has looked no further than that and is relaxed about what comes next.
From BBC
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