Search results
- Dictionaryadamantine/ˌadəˈmantʌɪn/
adjective
- 1. unable to be broken: literary "adamantine chains"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
adamantine. adjective. ad· a· man· tine ˌa-də-ˈman-ˌtēn. -ˌtīn, -ˈman-tᵊn. Synonyms of adamantine. 1. : made of or having the quality of adamant. 2. : rigidly firm : unyielding. adamantine discipline. 3. : resembling the diamond in hardness or luster. Did you know?
adjective. literary uk / ˌæd.əˈmæn.taɪn / us / ˌæd.əˈmæn.taɪn / Add to word list. extremely hard: a wall of adamantine rock. extremely determined and strong or unwilling to change: He bowed to her adamantine will. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hard and firm. (as) stiff/straight as a ramrod idiom. cast iron. congealed. crisply.
extremely determined and strong or unwilling to change: He bowed to her adamantine will. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hard and firm. (as) stiff/straight as a ramrod idiom. cast iron. congealed. crisply. crispness. dilatant. erect. firmness. fossilized. harden. petrified. ramrod. rigidity. rock-hard. solidly. tense. unjointed.
Adamantine definition: utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion.. See examples of ADAMANTINE used in a sentence.
adamantine in American English. (ˌædəˈmæntɪn ; also, ˌædəˈmænˌtin ; ˌædəˈmænˌtaɪn ) adjective. 1. of or like adamant; very hard, as dental enamel; unbreakable. 2. unyielding; firm. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Something adamantine is unbreakable. Adamantine is often used in a figurative way. If you’re bound by adamantine chains, get comfy because you’re not breaking free!
ad·a·man·tine. (ăd′ə-măn′tēn′, -tīn′, -tĭn) adj. 1. Made of or resembling adamant. 2. Having the hardness or luster of a diamond. 3. Unyielding; inflexible: "If there is one dominant trait that emerges from this account, it is adamantine willpower" (Eugene Linden).
