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- pronunciation:
- ae
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mnt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding.
He was adamant in his refusal to join any political party.I thought I could change her mind, but she was adamant about her decision.- synonyms:
- fixed, immovable, inflexible, intransigent, resolute, uncompromising, unyielding
- antonyms:
- yielding
- similar words:
- firm, flinty, hardheaded, insistent, obdurate, rigid, stubborn
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related words: |
contumacious, grim, pigheaded, stern, tough, willful |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a legendary stone of great hardness.
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definition 2: |
any extremely hard, unbreakable, or impenetrable substance.
- synonyms:
- iron, rock
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derivation: |
adamantly (adv.) |
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