adamant
[ ad-uh-muhnt, -mant ]
/ ˈæd ə mənt, -ˌmænt /
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adjective
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
noun
any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.
a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM adamant
ad·a·man·cy [ad-uh-muhn-see], /ˈæd ə mən si/, ad·a·mance, nounad·a·mant·ly, adverbun·ad·a·mant, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for adamant
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British Dictionary definitions for adamant
adamant
/ (ˈædəmənt) /
adjective
unshakable in purpose, determination, or opinion; unyielding
a less common word for adamantine (def. 1)
noun
any extremely hard or apparently unbreakable substance
a legendary stone said to be impenetrable, often identified with the diamond or loadstone
Derived forms of adamant
adamantly, adverbWord Origin for adamant
Old English: from Latin adamant-, stem of adamas, from Greek; literal meaning perhaps: unconquerable, from a- 1 + daman to tame, conquer
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