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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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   Adamant can be an adjective meaning unyielding or a noun meaning a hard substance. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of adamant from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Adamant means unwilling to be persuaded to change an opinion or decision. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms and translations.

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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 means unwilling to be persuaded to change an opinion or decision. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms and translations.

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   Adamant is an adjective that means determined, unyielding, or extremely hard. It can also be a noun for a legendary stone or a hard substance. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.

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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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   Adamant means determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about something. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use this adjective with examples and synonyms.