adamance

ad·a·mant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-uh-muh nt, -mant]
- /ˈæd ə mənt, -ˌmænt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-uh-muh nt, -mant]
- /ˈæd ə mənt, -ˌmænt/

Definitions of adamance word

noun adamance a state of resoluteness 3
adjective adamance utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. 1
adjective adamance too hard to cut, break, or pierce. 1
noun adamance any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance. 1
noun adamance a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond. 1
noun adamance The quality of being adamant. 1

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Origin of adamance

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English < Old French adamaunt < Latin adamant- (stem of adamas) hard metal (perhaps steel), diamond < Greek, equivalent to a- a-6 + -damant- verbal adjective of damân to tame, conquer; replacing Old English athamans (< Medieval Latin) and Middle English aymont < Middle French aimant < Vulgar Latin *adimant- < Latin

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Parts of speech for Adamance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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adamance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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