adamance
The quality of being adamantThe quality of being adamant
» I admire the adamance with which you protect your son.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The quality of being adamant
More definitions
- resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
Examples
1 sentencesI admire the adamance with which you protect your son.
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas) + -ance.From Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas) + -ance.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible:obduracyunyieldingness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedadamant
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable