adamant
An unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardnessAn unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
» Tom was adamant.
Tom war unnachgiebig.
Том был непреклонен.
Значение
значений: 6An unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
An unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
(историческое, поэтическое)In later use: diamond.
A substance that neutralizes lodestones.
(переносно)Chiefly in of adamant: an embodiment of impenetrable hardness; the quality of not being easily destroyed or overcome; impenetrableness, imperviousness, impregnableness; also, of a person: the quality of not being easily affected emotionally; impassiveness, unmovableness.
An unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
(архаичное, поэтическое)In later use: a lodestone.
(переносно, устаревшее)A person or thing having the quality of attracting or drawing; a lodestone, a magnet.
- very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
Примеры
предложений: 30Tom was adamant.
Том был непреклонен. — marafon
deTom war unnachgiebig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm adamant that you should go.
Why is Tom so adamant?
He was so adamant in his refusal.
Он был так непреклонен в своём отказе. — Grigoriy
I tried to talk him out of it, but he was adamant.
Я пытался его отговорить, но он был непреклонен. — marafon
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English adamant, adamaunt, from Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of aFrom Middle English adamant, adamaunt, from Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of adamās (“hard as steel”), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμαντ- (adámant-, “invincible”), oblique stem of ἀδάμας (adámas). Doublet of diamond.
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Формы
мн. число: adamantsСинонимы
синонимов: 5- very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem:diamond