Definition of adamant in English:

adamant

adjective ˈadəm(ə)ntˈædəmənt

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
he is adamant that he is not going to resign
Example sentencesExamples
- But he is adamant that there is not a word of truth in any of these stories, and that, for the time being at least, he is here to stay.
- We tried to persuade them to let us show the film at Edinburgh, but Venice's new director was adamant that we couldn't.
- She's adamant that she'll begin an indefinite hunger strike once she reaches jail.
- At the time, they were adamant that women were queuing up for copies.
- The group is adamant that these protests will continue until the club is closed.
- But the peace protesters were adamant that civil disobedience was the only course of action left to them.
- The calls stopped abruptly that weekend, but Frisk is adamant that his decision is final.
- College authorities are adamant that the issue has been dealt with.
- When I started this site, I was adamant that no personal details of my life would find their way on to these pages.
- He is adamant that he will never marry again and guards his new-found freedom fiercely.
- The biotech companies remain adamant that they will not foot the bill, and that it is a matter for insurance by farmers.
- The port authority has been adamant that a split train unloading system was not an option.
- The mast has been shown to adhere to safe radiation levels but Ryan is adamant that it gives him headaches and dizzy spells.
- Findlay is no less adamant when it comes to future funding for the company.
- Sampson is adamant in her belief that language requirements for admission should be stricter.
- They were adamant that they would not allow the council to carry out work on the house nor the family to take up residence.
- Andrew was adamant that his son would not suffer the horrors he had.
- Many of them, I am afraid, are simply adamant in their views and are not interested in the evidence.
- However, Maria is adamant that gender has never been an issue in her career.
- However, the spokesman was adamant that the nursery had not been forced out of the church hall by rent increases.
Synonyms
unshakeable, immovable, inflexible, unwavering, uncompromising, resolute, resolved, determined, firm, rigid, steadfast
unswerving, stubborn, unrelenting, unyielding, unbending, obdurate, inexorable, intransigent, dead set, iron-willed, strong-willed, steely
North American rock-ribbed
informal stiff-necked
rare indurate

noun ˈadəm(ə)ntˈædəmənt

mass nounarchaic

A legendary rock or mineral to which many properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone.
Example sentencesExamples
- As for the magical metal, asiceton, it sounds like adamant.

Derivatives

adamance

noun

As my adamance waned, I began to notice more evidence that gender did seem to matter - at least some of the time.
Example sentencesExamples
- The adamance of Aishwarya Rai and the commitment of Ajay Devgan to return her to love make some classy sequences in the second half.
- Still, the opposition expressed this week has a heightened level of adamance.
- Others argue with equal adamance that abortion constitutes the unwarranted taking of human life.
- He refused to let anyone adapt his novels for the screen; and I think his adamance at this made a lot of sense.

adamancy

noun

They were somewhat opposed to Mr. Clay's adamancy that they must go ahead with the withdrawal.
Example sentencesExamples
- The rigidity and adamancy to continue with the strike action until management appears to capitulate leads to a dead end.
- His entire statement had been quietly but firmly said in a state of shame and sadness, but this last line was full of adamancy.

Origin

Old English (as a noun), from Old French adamaunt-, via Latin from Greek adamas, adamant-, 'untameable, invincible' (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- 'not' + daman 'to tame'. The phrase to be adamant dates from the 1930s, although adjectival use had been implied in such collocations as ‘an adamant heart’ since the 16th century.

The Greek word adamas, originally meaning ‘invincible or untameable’, came to be applied to the hardest metal or stone and to diamond, the hardest naturally occurring substance. Via Latin it was the source not only of adamant but also of diamond. In Old English adamant was the name given to a legendary rock so hard that it was believed to be impenetrable. Early medieval Latin writers mistakenly explained the word as coming from adamare ‘take a liking to’ and associated adamant with the lodestone or magnet which ‘takes a liking’ to iron, and the word passed into modern languages with this confusion of meaning. The modern use, with its notion of unyielding conviction, is much more recent, probably dating from the 1930s.

Definition of adamant in US English:

adamant

adjectiveˈadəməntˈædəmənt

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
he is adamant that he is not going to resign
Example sentencesExamples
- We tried to persuade them to let us show the film at Edinburgh, but Venice's new director was adamant that we couldn't.
- He is adamant that he will never marry again and guards his new-found freedom fiercely.
- When I started this site, I was adamant that no personal details of my life would find their way on to these pages.
- She's adamant that she'll begin an indefinite hunger strike once she reaches jail.
- Many of them, I am afraid, are simply adamant in their views and are not interested in the evidence.
- The group is adamant that these protests will continue until the club is closed.
- But he is adamant that there is not a word of truth in any of these stories, and that, for the time being at least, he is here to stay.
- The mast has been shown to adhere to safe radiation levels but Ryan is adamant that it gives him headaches and dizzy spells.
- Andrew was adamant that his son would not suffer the horrors he had.
- College authorities are adamant that the issue has been dealt with.
- The biotech companies remain adamant that they will not foot the bill, and that it is a matter for insurance by farmers.
- They were adamant that they would not allow the council to carry out work on the house nor the family to take up residence.
- But the peace protesters were adamant that civil disobedience was the only course of action left to them.
- However, Maria is adamant that gender has never been an issue in her career.
- However, the spokesman was adamant that the nursery had not been forced out of the church hall by rent increases.
- Sampson is adamant in her belief that language requirements for admission should be stricter.
- The port authority has been adamant that a split train unloading system was not an option.
- Findlay is no less adamant when it comes to future funding for the company.
- The calls stopped abruptly that weekend, but Frisk is adamant that his decision is final.
- At the time, they were adamant that women were queuing up for copies.
Synonyms
unshakeable, immovable, inflexible, unwavering, uncompromising, resolute, resolved, determined, firm, rigid, steadfast

nounˈadəməntˈædəmənt

archaic

A legendary rock or mineral to which many, often contradictory, properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone.
Example sentencesExamples
- As for the magical metal, asiceton, it sounds like adamant.

Origin

Old English (as a noun), from Old French adamaunt-, via Latin from Greek adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’. The phrase to be adamant dates from the 1930s, although adjectival use had been implied in such collocations as ‘an adamant heart’ since the 16th century.

单词	adamant
释义	Definition of adamant in English: adamant adjective ˈadəm(ə)ntˈædəmənt Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind. he is adamant that he is not going to resign Example sentencesExamples But he is adamant that there is not a word of truth in any of these stories, and that, for the time being at least, he is here to stay. We tried to persuade them to let us show the film at Edinburgh, but Venice's new director was adamant that we couldn't. She's adamant that she'll begin an indefinite hunger strike once she reaches jail. At the time, they were adamant that women were queuing up for copies. The group is adamant that these protests will continue until the club is closed. But the peace protesters were adamant that civil disobedience was the only course of action left to them. The calls stopped abruptly that weekend, but Frisk is adamant that his decision is final. College authorities are adamant that the issue has been dealt with. When I started this site, I was adamant that no personal details of my life would find their way on to these pages. He is adamant that he will never marry again and guards his new-found freedom fiercely. The biotech companies remain adamant that they will not foot the bill, and that it is a matter for insurance by farmers. The port authority has been adamant that a split train unloading system was not an option. The mast has been shown to adhere to safe radiation levels but Ryan is adamant that it gives him headaches and dizzy spells. Findlay is no less adamant when it comes to future funding for the company. Sampson is adamant in her belief that language requirements for admission should be stricter. They were adamant that they would not allow the council to carry out work on the house nor the family to take up residence. Andrew was adamant that his son would not suffer the horrors he had. Many of them, I am afraid, are simply adamant in their views and are not interested in the evidence. However, Maria is adamant that gender has never been an issue in her career. However, the spokesman was adamant that the nursery had not been forced out of the church hall by rent increases. Synonyms unshakeable, immovable, inflexible, unwavering, uncompromising, resolute, resolved, determined, firm, rigid, steadfast unswerving, stubborn, unrelenting, unyielding, unbending, obdurate, inexorable, intransigent, dead set, iron-willed, strong-willed, steely North American rock-ribbed informal stiff-necked rare indurate noun ˈadəm(ə)ntˈædəmənt mass nounarchaic A legendary rock or mineral to which many properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone. Example sentencesExamples As for the magical metal, asiceton, it sounds like adamant. Derivatives adamance noun As my adamance waned, I began to notice more evidence that gender did seem to matter - at least some of the time. Example sentencesExamples The adamance of Aishwarya Rai and the commitment of Ajay Devgan to return her to love make some classy sequences in the second half. Still, the opposition expressed this week has a heightened level of adamance. Others argue with equal adamance that abortion constitutes the unwarranted taking of human life. He refused to let anyone adapt his novels for the screen; and I think his adamance at this made a lot of sense. adamancy noun They were somewhat opposed to Mr. Clay's adamancy that they must go ahead with the withdrawal. Example sentencesExamples The rigidity and adamancy to continue with the strike action until management appears to capitulate leads to a dead end. His entire statement had been quietly but firmly said in a state of shame and sadness, but this last line was full of adamancy. Origin Old English (as a noun), from Old French adamaunt-, via Latin from Greek adamas, adamant-, 'untameable, invincible' (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- 'not' + daman 'to tame'. The phrase to be adamant dates from the 1930s, although adjectival use had been implied in such collocations as ‘an adamant heart’ since the 16th century. The Greek word adamas, originally meaning ‘invincible or untameable’, came to be applied to the hardest metal or stone and to diamond, the hardest naturally occurring substance. Via Latin it was the source not only of adamant but also of diamond. In Old English adamant was the name given to a legendary rock so hard that it was believed to be impenetrable. Early medieval Latin writers mistakenly explained the word as coming from adamare ‘take a liking to’ and associated adamant with the lodestone or magnet which ‘takes a liking’ to iron, and the word passed into modern languages with this confusion of meaning. The modern use, with its notion of unyielding conviction, is much more recent, probably dating from the 1930s. Definition of adamant in US English: adamant adjectiveˈadəməntˈædəmənt Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind. he is adamant that he is not going to resign Example sentencesExamples We tried to persuade them to let us show the film at Edinburgh, but Venice's new director was adamant that we couldn't. He is adamant that he will never marry again and guards his new-found freedom fiercely. When I started this site, I was adamant that no personal details of my life would find their way on to these pages. She's adamant that she'll begin an indefinite hunger strike once she reaches jail. Many of them, I am afraid, are simply adamant in their views and are not interested in the evidence. The group is adamant that these protests will continue until the club is closed. But he is adamant that there is not a word of truth in any of these stories, and that, for the time being at least, he is here to stay. The mast has been shown to adhere to safe radiation levels but Ryan is adamant that it gives him headaches and dizzy spells. Andrew was adamant that his son would not suffer the horrors he had. College authorities are adamant that the issue has been dealt with. The biotech companies remain adamant that they will not foot the bill, and that it is a matter for insurance by farmers. They were adamant that they would not allow the council to carry out work on the house nor the family to take up residence. But the peace protesters were adamant that civil disobedience was the only course of action left to them. However, Maria is adamant that gender has never been an issue in her career. However, the spokesman was adamant that the nursery had not been forced out of the church hall by rent increases. Sampson is adamant in her belief that language requirements for admission should be stricter. The port authority has been adamant that a split train unloading system was not an option. Findlay is no less adamant when it comes to future funding for the company. The calls stopped abruptly that weekend, but Frisk is adamant that his decision is final. At the time, they were adamant that women were queuing up for copies. Synonyms unshakeable, immovable, inflexible, unwavering, uncompromising, resolute, resolved, determined, firm, rigid, steadfast nounˈadəməntˈædəmənt archaic A legendary rock or mineral to which many, often contradictory, properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone. Example sentencesExamples As for the magical metal, asiceton, it sounds like adamant. Origin Old English (as a noun), from Old French adamaunt-, via Latin from Greek adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’. The phrase to be adamant dates from the 1930s, although adjectival use had been implied in such collocations as ‘an adamant heart’ since the 16th century.
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