Adamant

Word ADAMANT
Character 7
Hyphenation ad a mant
Pronunciations /ˈæ.də.mænt/

Definitions and meanings of "Adamant"

What do we mean by adamant?

Not willing to change one's opinion, purpose, or principles; unyielding. adjective

A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness. noun

An extremely hard substance. noun

A name applied with more or less indefiniteness to various real or imaginary metals or minerals characterized by extreme hardness: as the diamond noun

The natural opposite of the diamond noun

A lodestone or magnet, and noun

An anti-magnet. noun

In general, any substance of impenetrable or surpassing hardness; that which is impregnable to any force. noun

A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; but in modern mineralogy it has no technical signification. It is now a rhetorical or poetical name for the embodiment of impenetrable hardness. noun

Lodestone; magnet. noun

Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined. adjective

A rock or mineral held by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness. noun

An embodiment of impregnable hardness. noun

A magnet; a lodestone. noun

Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason adjective

Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem noun

An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.

An embodiment of impregnable hardness.

A lodestone.

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The word "adamant" in example sentences

While some analysts believe the Fed's move has been largely priced in, others remain adamant that the U.S. currency will suffer as long as policy is eased further. ❋ Nick Hastings (2010)

I was adamant from the outset that it should be packaged like fiction … petite | ❋ Unknown (2007)

Still, Republicans say they remain adamant that public broadcasting cannot receive funding at the expense of healthcare and education programs. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Anorexia is defined as the adamant conscious refusal to eat, to the point of self-starvation; in extreme cases, it can be so severe as to cause death. ❋ Judith Marks Mishne (1986)

I shall say, he that can take a prospect of the eternally miserable condition of multitudes among whom we live, and the approaching miseries which, without repentance and reformation, will not be avoided, and not spend some tears on them, hath a heart like a flint or adamant, that is capable of no impression. ❋ 1616-1683 (1968)

It is the greatest kind of hardness; and hence they are said to be harder than a rock, or than an adamant, that is, harder than flint; so hard, that nothing can enter (Jer 5: 3; Zech 7: 12). ❋ John Bunyan (1658)

I'm always kind of adamant that musicians should not be visual artists. ❋ Jon Chattman (2011)

Director Ruba Nadda says she was "adamant" that the character be 50 years old. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Laura Bush was "adamant" about it, but kept it all quiet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Grey Wolf said it reached the decision after a "thorough review and consultation" with financial and legal advisers, adding that the board concluded discussions with Precision wouldn't be in shareholders 'best interests amid Precision's "adamant" refusal to consider raising the bid again. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Speaking at a seminar on the state response to the crime problem, senior researcher Johan Burger said that he was "adamant" that the strategy had failed. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She said the BWA remained "adamant" that a split along racial lines, as advocated last year by the Employment Equity Commission, would not help its cause as women of all races and colours continued to be discriminated against and overlooked in corporate South Africa. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Aides say that McCain was furious over the Burma connection (which he learned from a NEWSWEEK story) and was "adamant" about banning campaign workers from serving as foreign agents or getting paid for lobbying work. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The inter-religious group, consisting of religious leaders from several African countries, said Mbeki was "adamant" that everything would be done to ensure a peaceful second round of voting, which included the deployment of a South African team to Zimbabwe. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She ` s an incredibly charismatic person who -- I mean, I have opinions that I ` m kind of adamant about, but not like this. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Witney is recorded as being "adamant" that he could not "foresee common compulsory procurement policies in the foreseeable future, certainly not in the next five-year timeframe". ❋ Richard (2005)

Hungarian premier Peter Medgyessy has told Bertie Ahern that he is "adamant" that the enlarged EU must have one commissioner per country. ❋ Richard (2004)

Q Mike, last night you used the term "adamant" to describe how the two NSC staffers recollected what happened, and you said they were adamant about their feelings that this was not to be taken up the chain of command. ❋ ITY National Archives (1997)

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