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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.

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   • 1. adamance noun
   • 2. adamancy noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › adamantAdamant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

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   This article is about the definition and examples of the adjective "adamant".

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   I've told her she should stay at home and rest but she's adamant that she's coming.

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   She was adamant about becoming a dancer, the mayor adamantly refused to consider a tax increase. However, some respondents were adamant that it represented - at least potentially - a useful investment.

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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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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADAMANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. unshakable in purpose, determination, or opinion; unyielding 2. → a less common word for adamantine (sense 1) 3..... Click for more definitions.

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

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   What does adamant mean in English?

   • In English, people began to use the word to refer to something that cannot be altered, and then in the twentieth century — after adamant had been in English for about a thousand years — it came to be used as an adjective to mean "unyielding as stone." If you're adamant about something, no amount of persuasion is going to convince you otherwise.

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   Where does the name Adam come from?

   • The noun adamant comes from a Latin word meaning "material of extreme hardness, diamond." One side note: however adamant the Adams in your life tend to be, the name Adam is not related etymologically to the word adamant. Adam comes from the Hebrew word 'āḏām, meaning "human being."

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   What is an adamant stone?

   • An adamant is an imaginary stone of impenetrable hardness. Historically, the word applied to actual stones (and other substances) believed to be impenetrable; in the 17th century the word was used as a synonym of diamond. The noun adamant comes from a Latin word meaning "material of extreme hardness, diamond."

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   What does adamantinus mean?

   • Latin poets used the term figuratively for things lasting, firm, or unbending, and the adjective adamantinus was applied in similar contexts. The English noun adamant (meaning "an unbreakable or extremely hard substance") as well as the adjective adamant ("inflexible" or "unyielding") came from adamas.

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   What is adamant technique?

   • The acronym ADAMANT (Author, Date, Audience, Message, Agenda, Nature and Techniques) is the basis of one such technique. a Match the components of ADAMANT on the left with the correct group of relating questions on the right by drawing a line between the two. You should use these questions when analysing sources.

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   What is the difference between obdurate and adamant?

   • obdurate stresses hardness of heart and insensitivity to appeals for mercy or the influence of divine grace. adamant implies utter immovability in the face of all temptation or entreaty.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › adamantADAMANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.