Adamant Definition
ădə-mənt, -mănt
adjective
Not willing to change one's opinion, purpose, or principles; unyielding.
American Heritage
Too hard to be broken.
Webster's New World
Not giving in or relenting; unyielding.
Webster's New World
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noun
A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness.
American Heritage
In ancient times, a hard stone or substance that was supposedly unbreakable.
Webster's New World
An extremely hard substance.
American Heritage
Unbreakable hardness.
Webster's New World
An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.
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adamantsOrigin of Adamant
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From Middle English a hard precious stone from Old French adamaunt from Latin adamās adamant- from Greek unconquerable, hard steel, diamond demə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of adamās (“hard as steel”), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adamas, “invincible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δαμάζω (damazo, “I tame”).
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