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.
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6 sensesAn unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
An unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
(historical, poetic)In later use: diamond.
A substance that neutralizes lodestones.
(figuratively)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.
(archaic, poetic)In later use: a lodestone.
(figuratively, obsolete)A person or thing having the quality of attracting or drawing; a lodestone, a magnet.
- very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
Examples
30 sentencesI'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.
Translations
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Origin
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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Forms
plural: adamantsSynonyms
5 synonyms- very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem:diamond
Word family
9 related wordsSee also
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