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   Ad·a·mant

   /ˈadəm(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind: "he is adamant that he is not going to resign"

   noun

   • 1. a legendary rock or mineral to which many, often contradictory, properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone. archaic

   Word Origin Old English (as a noun), from Old French adamaunt-, via Latin from Greek adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’. The phrase to be adamant dates from the 1930s, although adjectival use had been implied in such collocations as ‘an adamant heart’ since the 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. adamance noun
   • 2. adamancy noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADAMANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ADAMANT meaning: 1. impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision: 2. impossible to…. Learn more.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionadamant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of adamant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › adamantAdamant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason. “he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind”. synonyms: adamantine, inexorable, intransigent. inflexible. incapable of change.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryADAMANT definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   2 days ago · 1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. 2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce. noun. 3. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance. 4. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › adamant_nadamant, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the word adamant mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word adamant, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. adamant has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. geology (Old English) minerals (Old English) magnetism (Middle English)

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishADAMANT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   ADAMANT definition: very sure of what you think and not willing to change your opinion: . Learn more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › adamantAdamant - definition of adamant by The Free Dictionary

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   1. unshakable in purpose, determination, or opinion; unyielding. 2. a less common word for adamantine 1. n. 3. any extremely hard or apparently unbreakable substance. 4. (European Myth & Legend) a legendary stone said to be impenetrable, often identified with the diamond or loadstone.