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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adamant \Ad"a*mant\ ([a^]d"[.a]*m[a^]nt), n. [OE. adamaunt, adamant, diamond, magnet, OF. adamant, L. adamas, adamantis, the hardest metal, fr. Gr. 'ada`mas, -antos; 'a priv. + dama^,n to tame, subdue. In OE., from confusion with L. adamare to ...
Wikipedia
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'''Adamant ''' and similar words are used to refer to any especially hard substance, whether composed of diamond , some other gemstone , or some type of metal . Both adamant and diamond derive from the Greek word αδαμαστος ( adamastos ), meaning "untameable". ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB quite ▪ Nicholson was always quite adamant in his own mind that his films did not encourage drug taking. ▪ One thing about which Marx and Engels are quite adamant is the nature of the state. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem [syn: diamond ]
Usage examples of adamant.
We wondered for a long while why Kadra was so adamant about evacuating Tenua to the Abesse and sending her people straight into Volan hands.
Besides, Cil is very adamant about not disclosing too much information.
Even that Dagon felt was excessive, but she had been adamant, and Bernard was in agreement, so to keep the both of them happy and himself sane he had given his permission.
Even as he spoke, Ainslie was reminded of the few dissidents labeled by prosecutors as a lunatic fringe who argued that Elroy Doil, because of his adamant denials, had not been proven guilty.
But in the manner of personal protection, he had proved adamant, and so Giliahna rode sweltering in three-quarter armor, extra-heavy tournament plate borrowed for the occasion from one of the smaller noble fosterlings of the court.
Pink granite islands dot the north shore in groups that afford harbourage, but all shores present an adamant front, edges sharp as a knife or else rounded hard to have withstood and cut the tremendous ice jam of a floating world suddenly contracted to forty miles, which Davis Strait pours down at the east end and Fox Channel at the west.
Cassius was adamant that the enemy would not advance east of Thessalonica in this terrible year, for to do so would stretch their supply lines intolerably, given that the Liberator fleets owned the seas.
The latter allowance was really the best, because Mary was adamant, even in the face of disagreement by Mollen, against the idea of working Jim any more than an ordinary eight hours a day.
Button quite adamant on this, and it took her several months of pestering to win him over.
Faith demurred, adamant in her determination to be there if and when Pres put in an appearance.
Mum had heard that girls purposely dressed skimpily to catch the eye of drivers as they raced to the sinful south and she was adamant that my clothes should be modest.
Madame Wisk, the head housekeeper had been quite adamant that she and the other girls receiving detention did the job right.
Eric was adamant that he would attend, but just in case, could I call on Parky if at the last moment Eric decided he was not up to it?
Prom Committee remains adamant, however, that it will have the prom off school grounds, or not at all.
House of Saints Ehlaina and Faiohdohra foolishly remained adamant in the face of this resolute and unbiddable lord.