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   adamant

   /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 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 › dictionary › englishADAMANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

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   noun. 1. : a stone (such as a diamond) formerly believed to be of impenetrable hardness. 2. : an unbreakable or extremely hard substance.

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   Adamant definition: utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.. See examples of ADAMANT used in a sentence.

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

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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.

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   6 days ago · If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it. The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign. Sue was adamant about that job in Australia.

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   If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are adamant about it. This word's story begins in ancient Greece, where philosophers spoke about a legendary unbreakable stone or metal they called adamas (literally, "invincible").

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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.

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    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.