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   adamant

   /ˈadəm(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind: "he is adamant that he is not going to resign"

   noun

   • 1. a legendary rock or mineral to which many properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone. archaic

   Word Origin Old English (as a noun), from Old French adamaunt-, via Latin from Greek adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’. The phrase to be adamant dates from the 1930s, although adjectival use had been implied in such collocations as ‘an adamant heart’ since the 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. adamance noun
   • 2. adamancy noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADAMANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Adamant means impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Adamant can be an adjective meaning unshakable or insistent, or a noun meaning a hard substance like a diamond. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of adamant from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADAMANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Adamant means impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and examples from various sources on the web.

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   Adamant means utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion, or too hard to cut, break, or pierce. It can also refer to a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, often identified with the diamond or loadstone.

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   If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are adamant about it.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryADAMANT - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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   Adamant means determined not to change one's mind about something. Learn how to use this word in sentences, find synonyms and translations, and explore its origin and usage.

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   Adamant means unyielding, inflexible, or hard. It can also refer to a legendary stone or a gemstone. Find out more about its origin, usage, and translations in different languages.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionadamant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Adamant means determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about something. See examples, pronunciation, synonyms and word origin of adamant in this online dictionary.

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    Adamant is a word with multiple meanings, such as a hard mineral, a type of magnetism, or a firm refusal. Learn about its etymology, pronunciation, frequency and related words in the Oxford English Dictionary.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADAMANT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    Adamant means very sure of what you think and not willing to change your opinion. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see translations in different languages.