Synonyms for adamant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ad-uh-muhnt, -mant |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæd ə mənt, -ˌmænt |
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Définition of adamant
Origin :- late 14c., "hard, unbreakable," from adamant (n.). Figurative sense of "unshakeable" first recorded 1670s. Related: Adamantly; adamance.
- adj unyielding
- adj hard like rock
- Virtue is an adamant that is sacred and secure from all their efforts.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Imogen was deaf to their expostulations, and indurate and callous as adamant to their persuasions.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- "Oh, do let's stay till it's all done," she urged, but Bruce and Elinor were adamant.
- Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
- I begin to believe she is made of adamant instead of what other women are made of.
- Extract from : « The Midnight Queen » by May Agnes Fleming
- A firm tread had Mother Scoville, a light hand with pastry, and a will that was adamant.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- I am adamant, however, where cabbies and chauffeurs are concerned.
- Extract from : « Molly Brown's Orchard Home » by Nell Speed
- But in all the good things which he lacked, we were confirmed like adamant to defy him.
- Extract from : « A Short History of England » by G. K. Chesterton
- Peter Dawson was adamant, but he was a voice crying in the wilderness.
- Extract from : « The Coffin Cure » by Alan Edward Nourse
- This adamant stand should not have surprised the Secretary of Defense.
- Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
- Her father was adamant in his belief that "Jadoo" and nothing else accounted for her state.
- Extract from : « Indian Conjuring » by L. H. Branson
Antonyms for adamant
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