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adamantine
ad·a·man·tine A0075900 (ăd′ə-măn′tēn′, -tīn′, -tĭn)adj.1. Made of or resembling adamant.2. Having the hardness or luster of a diamond.3. Unyielding; inflexible: "If there is one dominant trait that emerges from this account, it is adamantine willpower" (Eugene Linden).adamantine (ˌædəˈmæntaɪn) adj1. very hard; unbreakable or unyielding2. having the lustre of a diamondad•a•man•tine (ˌæd əˈmæn tin, -tɪn, -taɪn) adj. 1. utterly unyielding or firm; hard. 2. like a diamond in luster. [1200–1250; Middle English < Latin adamantinus < Greek adamántinos. See adamant, -ine1] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | adamantine - consisting of or having the hardness of adamant | | 2. | adamantine - having the hardness of a diamond hard - resisting weight or pressure | | 3. | adamantine - 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"adamant, intransigent, inexorableinflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" |
adamantineadjectiveFirmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:adamant, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding.Idiom: stubborn as a mule.Translationshartnäckigadamantinadamantinoадамантовыйadamantine
adamantine [ad″ah-man´tin] pertaining to the enamel of the teeth.ad·a·man·tine (ad'ă-man'tēn), Exceedingly hard; formerly used in reference to the enamel of the teeth. [G. adamantinos, very hard] ad·a·man·tine (ad'ă-man'tēn) Exceedingly hard; formerly used denoting tooth enamel. [G. adamantinos, very hard]adamantine
Synonyms for adamantineadj firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or willSynonyms- adamant
- brassbound
- die-hard
- grim
- implacable
- incompliant
- inexorable
- inflexible
- intransigent
- iron
- obdurate
- relentless
- remorseless
- rigid
- stubborn
- unbendable
- unbending
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unrelenting
- unyielding
Synonyms for adamantineadj having the hardness of a diamondRelated Wordsadj impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reasonSynonyms- adamant
- intransigent
- inexorable
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