Definition of ADAMANT

adamant

Plural: adamants

Noun

  • A legendary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness.
  • very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  • An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.
  • An embodiment of impregnable hardness.
  • A lodestone.
  • A substance that neutralizes lodestones.

Adjective Satellite

  • impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; ; - W.Churchill
    • "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"

Adj

  • Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
  • Very difficult to break, pierce, or cut.

Examples

  • His defense was an adamant, impossible to build upon.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English adamant, adamaunt, from Latin adamantem, accusative singular form of adamās (“hard as steel”), from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + δαμάζω (damázō, “I tame”) or of Semitic origin. Doublet of diamond.

Scrabble Score: 10

adamant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
adamant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adamant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

adamant: valid Words With Friends Word