adjective · rare

adamant

adamant · more adamant · most adamant

непохитний

твёрдый, непреклонный, непоколебимый, категоричный

fest, sehr hart, hartnäckig, stur

Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determinedFirm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

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/ˈæd.ə.mənt/

» I'm adamant that you should go.

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Meaning

2 senses

Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
unnachgiebig, unerbittlich, felsenfest
непода́тливыйnepodátlivyj, непрекло́нныйnepreklónnyj, категори́чныйkategoríčnyj
непохи́тнийnepoxýtnyj
Very difficult to break, pierce, or cut.

More definitions

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

Examples

30 sentences

I'm adamant that you should go.
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Tom was adamant.
ruТом был непреклонен. — marafon
deTom war unnachgiebig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Why is Tom so adamant?
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Yanni was adamant in his denials.
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Ziri is adamant about his decision.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

determined; unshakeable; unyielding:

Русский

By meaning 1

determined; unshakeable; unyielding:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

determined; unshakeable; unyielding:

Origin

From Middle English adamant, adamaunt, from Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of a

From 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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