adamant
adamant definition
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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