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adamant

[ ad-uh-muhnt, -mant ]

adjective

  1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce.


noun

  1. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.
  2. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

adamant

/ ˈæ»åÉ™³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. unshakable in purpose, determination, or opinion; unyielding
  2. a less common word for adamantine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any extremely hard or apparently unbreakable substance
  2. a legendary stone said to be impenetrable, often identified with the diamond or loadstone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²¹»å²¹³¾²¹²Ô³Ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹»å·²¹Â·³¾²¹²Ô·³¦²â [ad, -, uh, -m, uh, n-see], ²¹»å·²¹Â·³¾²¹²Ô³¦±ð noun
  • ²¹»å·²¹Â·³¾²¹²Ô³Ù·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²¹»å·²¹Â·³¾²¹²Ô³Ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of adamant1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, from Old French adamaunt, from Latin adamant- (stem of adamas ) “hard metal (perhaps steel), diamond,†from Greek, equivalent to a- a- 6 + -damant- verbal adjective of »å²¹³¾Ã¢²Ô “to tame, conquerâ€; replacing Old English athamans (from Medieval Latin ) and Middle English aymont, from Middle French aimant, from unattested Vulgar Latin adimant-, from Latin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of adamant1

Old English: from Latin adamant-, stem of adamas, from Greek; literal meaning perhaps: unconquerable, from a- 1+ daman to tame, conquer
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