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adamant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adamantine, inexorable, intransigent |
| Derivation | adamance |
he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind.
adamant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diamond |
| Type of | c, atomic number 6, carbon, transparent gem |
| Has types | black diamond, carbonado |
Examples of adamant
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They are adamant that the Kings fully repay $77 million due on a 1997 city loan.
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Sajid, 38, is adamant that faith doesn't have anything to do with his candidacy.
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Brown, however, was adamant that for-profit dispensaries are illegal operations.
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Diallo is adamant that she told the truth about her encounter with Strauss-Kahn.
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Nevertheless, meteorologists are adamant that our world is still getting warmer.
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Goodell is adamant that all employees be more cognizant of the higher standards.
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May be he is adamant or only want to prove to the world that he is the best son.
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Francis Salway, chief executive, is adamant that this is not a speculative punt.
From the guardian.co.uk
Kean remains adamant that Samba will be at Blackburn for the rest of the season.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"
- Diamond: very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
- Inflexibly; unshakably; "adamantly opposed to the marriage"
- 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 u03B1u03B4u03B1u03BCu03B1u03C3u03C4u03BFu03C2 (adamastos), meaning "untameable". Adamantite and adamantium (a metallic name derived from the Neo-Latin ending -ium) are also common variants.
- A rock or mineral held by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; an embodiment of impregnable hardness; a magnet; a lodestone; resistant to reason; determined; inflexible; unshakeable; unyielding
- (adamantly) In an immovable or inflexible manner
- This metal is as strong as diamond but without any of its crystalline brittleness. It is also very expensive to create. Adamant is dark in hue and heavier then steel in its density. ...
- To dream of adamant, denotes that you will be troubled and defeated in some desire that you held as your life.
- A very tough metal which is usually utilized in the making of the sword Excalibur. In 5, the Adamantium metal is the material which powers the meteors (the ones that travel between the First and Second Worlds).
