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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How to use adamant in a sentence
Meanwhile, the company’s leadership is adamant that Parler is a “town square,” not a “publisher,” language that harks to the ongoing debate over the Communication Decency Act’s Section 230 which regulates how social media sites moderate content.
The NFL has been adamant about only adjusting for compelling medical reasons.
The Cleveland Browns were an NFL feel-good story. Then the coronavirus got jealous.|Jerry Brewer|January 6, 2021|Washington PostSwinney, though, was adamant that it was no troll job, but a matter of principle.
Justin Fields outduels Trevor Lawrence as Ohio State upsets Clemson in playoff semifinal|Emily Giambalvo, Kareem Copeland|January 2, 2021|Washington Post
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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