adamant
An unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardnessAn unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
» I'm adamant that you should go.
Значення
значень: 6An unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
An unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
(історичне, поетичне)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.
(архаїчне, поетичне)In later use: a lodestone.
(переносно, застаріле)A person or thing having the quality of attracting or drawing; a lodestone, a magnet.
- very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
Приклади
речень: 30I'm adamant that you should go.
Tom was adamant.
ruТом был непреклонен. — marafon
deTom war unnachgiebig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why is Tom so adamant?
Yanni was adamant in his denials.
Ziri is adamant about his decision.
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
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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множина: adamantsСиноніми
синонімів: 5- very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem:diamond