adamant
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ada·mant (ad′ə mənt, -mant′)
noun
- in ancient times, a hard stone or substance that was supposedly unbreakable
- Old Poet. unbreakable hardness
Etymology: ME & OFr < L adamas (gen. adamantis), the hardest metal < Gr adamas (gen. adamantos) < a-, not + daman, to subdue: see tame
adjective
- too hard to be broken
- not giving in or relenting; unyielding
Related Forms:
- adamantly ad′a·mantly adverb
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Preposition: about
- need: A bright Cypriot girl was more adamant about this need for someone to be at fault than anyone I have ever taught.
Preposition: that
- company: Despite the exhilaration of change, Rose is adamant that the company is now looking for a period of stability.
Preposition: on
- point: The Secretary of State and her Ministers have been absolutely adamant on this point.
Modifies a noun
- opposition: Union officials have not been surprised by the BBC's adamant opposition to union recognition in the NHU.
Modifying Another Word
- equally: He was equally adamant that time was of the very essence.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: Tony Blair remains adamant that we will not change the way we live.
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When Eve upon the first of Men The apple pressed with specious cant, Oh! what a thousand pities then That Adam was not Adamant!
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