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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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