adamant
English
/ˈæ.də.mənt/
adj
Definitions
- (said of people and their conviction) firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
- (of an object) Very difficult to break, pierce, or cut.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English adamant derived from Latin adamantem derived from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (invincible, diamond, unconquerable, hard substance, untamed).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀδάμας
Gloss
invincible, diamond, unconquerable, hard substance, untamed
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Property
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adamantium English
- adamantly English
- adamantoid English
- adamantem Latin
- adamas Latin
- adamās Latin
- Diamant German
- aimant French
- diamant French
- ἀδάμας Ancient Greek
- adamant Middle English
- adamantine Middle English
- adhmaint Irish
- الماس Persian
- αδάμας Greek (modern)