adamancen.
/ˈadəm(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˈædəməns/ The state or quality of being firmly resolved on a course of action; refusal to be persuaded or to change one's mind. Cf. adamant adj. 2.
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the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [noun]
willOE
businessa1387
wilfulnessc1386
restc1400
point1477
appointmenta1535
firmitude?1541
resoluteness?1560
resolve1592
resolution1594
constancy1603
resolvance1603
resolvedness1611
intensiona1619
determinateness1652
decisiveness1714
determinedness1747
decision1770
decidedness1800
setness1818
determinativeness1821
determination1822
virtu1876
the courage of one's convictions or opinions1878
self-determination1890
adamancy1898
drivenness1902
adamance1925
1925 Amer. Hebrew 10 Apr. 730/3 There was natural adamance to be encountered.
1954 R. Haydn Jrnl. Edwin Carp 208 Mrs. Ottey's attempts to foist further tripe upon me were futile. My adamance was rewarded with..nourishing ox-tail soup and dumplings.
1961 A. Miller Misfits v. 51 She grabs his arm and her adamance astounds him.
2010 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 27 Mar. 28 His adamance that direct aid is still crucial is striking.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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