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adamant definition

ada·mant (ad′ə mənt, -mant′)

noun

  1. in ancient times, a hard stone or substance that was supposedly unbreakable
  2. 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

  1. too hard to be broken
  2. not giving in or relenting; unyielding

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adamant Synonyms

adamant

modif.

fixed, inflexible, set, settled; see inflexible, resolute 2. See syn. study atinflexible.


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adamant Usage Examples

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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adamant quotes

When Eve upon the first of Men The apple pressed with specious cant, Oh! what a thousand pities then That Adam was not Adamant!

-Honorius of Autun

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