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

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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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   If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are adamant about it.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADAMANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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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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   Adamant definition: Not willing to change one's opinion, purpose, or principles; unyielding.

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