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ad·a·mant A0075800 (ăd′ə-mənt, -mănt′)adj. Not willing to change one's opinion, purpose, or principles; unyielding.n.1. A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness.2. An extremely hard substance. [From Middle English, a hard precious stone, from Old French adamaunt, from Latin adamās, adamant-, from Greek, unconquerable, hard steel, diamond; see demə- in Indo-European roots.] ad′a·mance, ad′a·man·cy n.ad′a·mant·ly adv.adamance (ˈædəməns) or adamancyna state of resolutenessThesaurusNoun | 1. | adamance - resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexibleobduracy, unyieldingnessfirmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" | EncyclopediaSeeadamantadamanceenUS Related to adamance: interrelatednessSynonyms for adamancenoun resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexibleSynonymsRelated Words- firmness of purpose
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