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/ˈædɐmˌɑːntiːn/
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ADJECTIVE
- having the hardness of a diamond
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impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him
he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind - consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
How To Use adamantine In A Sentence
- Gem varieties include topazolite, similar in color and transparency to topaz; demantoid, a green variety with a high dispersion and adamantine luster, sometimes miscalled olivine and Uralian emerald; and black melanite.
- Danlo's natural nobility and his adamantine resolve not to hate seemed only to frustrate Pedar. THE BROKEN GOD
- I don't have a problem with naturalistic explanations for miracles, as long as they are not too tortured or based on a philosophy which is, at bottom, the adamantine will to deny the supernatural at all costs.
- Maybe it's the word adamantine's magnetic lure and Culture Making
- Danlo's natural nobility and his adamantine resolve not to hate seemed only to frustrate Pedar. THE BROKEN GOD
- To every kind of cajolery and social recommendation he presents an adamantine front, and his success has been due in a great measure to his wise choice of instruments. Kitchener, Organizer of Victory
- adamantine" standard, which is absolutely flawless. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones
- It was all warm and shimmering and more adamantine than diamond. THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART ONE OF THE EA CYCLE
- Adamantine clinkers, made of gault clay, are much used; they must have chamfered edges, otherwise they make too smooth a floor for a stable. Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887
- On the problem that has advanced sex in the party we must adamantine.