adamant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈædəmənt/ UK /ˈædəmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
refusing to be persuaded; utterly unyielding

She was adamant that the meeting could not be postponed.

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Synonyms

1 adj · refusing to be persuaded;... unyielding inflexible resolute obdurate immovable intransigent steadfast

Opposites

flexible yielding compliant irresolute

Word family

Derived forms adamantineadamantlyadamance

Related forms diamond

Etymology

From Latin adamas (genitive adamantis, 'hardest metal, diamond'), from Ancient Greek adamas (ἀδάμας, 'unconquerable, hardest substance'), from a- ('not') + damaō ('to tame, subdue').

adamas Latin ἀδάμας Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# adamant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈædəmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈædəmənt/

## Meanings
1. refusing to be persuaded; utterly unyielding

## Examples
- She was adamant that the meeting could not be postponed.

## Synonyms
- unyielding
- inflexible
- resolute
- obdurate
- immovable
- intransigent
- steadfast

## Antonyms
- flexible
- yielding
- compliant
- irresolute

## Derived Forms
- adamantine
- adamantly
- adamance

## Related Forms
- diamond

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: adamas
- Root: ἀδάμας

## Etymology
From Latin adamas (genitive adamantis, 'hardest metal, diamond'), from Ancient Greek adamas (ἀδάμας, 'unconquerable, hardest substance'), from a- ('not') + damaō ('to tame, subdue').

## AI Etymology
Adamant comes from Latin adamas (genitive adamantis, 'hardest metal, diamond'), from Ancient Greek adamas (ἀδάμας, 'unconquerable, hardest substance'), from a- ('not') + damaō ('to tame, subdue'). The historical trail runs through Latin adamas and Ancient Greek ἀδάμας. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means refusing to be persuaded; utterly unyielding. Derived formations include adamantine, adamantly, adamance; related forms include diamond.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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