Definition of adamant
Adjectives
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
"he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"
- Synonyms:
- adamantine, inexorable, intransigent
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inflexible
incapable of change
Nouns
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
- Synonyms:
- diamond
- Types:
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black diamond, carbonado
an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
- Type of:
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C, atomic number 6, carbon
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
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transparent gem
a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion
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