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 adamant adamant /ˈædəmənt/

adjective

  1. () Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason  ( adamantine , intransigent , unbudgeable , adamant , inexorable )
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
     He is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
    he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
     Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him
    Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him
     An intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
    an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency

noun

  1. [Archaic] Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem  ( adamant [Archaic] , diamond )
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem