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adamantine Definition

ada·man·tine (ad′ə man′tin; also, -tēn′, -tīn′)

adjective

  1. of or like adamant; very hard, as dental enamel; unbreakable
  2. unyielding; firm

Etymology: ME < L adamantinus, hard as steel < Gr adamantinos

adamantine Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • luster: A diamond crystal has a brilliantly shiny adamantine luster - the word adamantine comes from the ancient Greek word for diamond.

Used with adjective complement

    adamantine Quotes

    Him the Almighty Power Hurled headlong flaming from th'ethereal sky With hideous ruin and combustion down To bottomless perdition, there to dwell In adamantine chains and penal fire.

    —Milton,John

    O Winter! bar thine adamantine doors. The north is thineöthere hast thou built thy dark Deep-founded habitation. Shake not thy roofs, Nor bend thy pillars with thine iron car.

    —Blake,William

    Browse dictionary entries near adamantine

    1. ‹ adamant
    2. ‹ Adam's needle
    3. ‹ Adam's apple
    4. ‹ Adam-and-Eve
    5. ‹ Adam
    6. ‹ adagio
    7. ‹ adage
    8. ‹ adactylous
    9. ‹ Ada
    10. ‹ ad verbum
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