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adamantine |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adamantine \Ad`a*man"tine\, a. [L. adamantinus Gr ?.] 1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as adamantine bonds or chains. 2. (Min.) Like the diamond in hardness or luster. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adamantine adj 1: consisting of or having the hardness of adamant 2: having the hardness of a diamond 3: not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy" [syn: {adamant}, {inexorable}, {intransigent}]
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