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adamantine definition
adamantine |
Overview of adj adamantine The adj adamantine has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. adamantine -- (consisting of or having the hardness of adamant) 2. adamantine -- (having the hardness of a diamond) 3. adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent -- (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") Antonyms of adj adamantine 2 of 3 senses of adamantine Sense 2 adamantine INDIRECT (VIA hard) -> soft Sense 3 adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent INDIRECT (VIA inflexible) -> flexible Similarity of adj adamantine 3 senses of adamantine Sense 1 adamantine Pertains to noun adamant (Sense 1) =>diamond, adamant => carbon, C, atomic number 6 => transparent gem Sense 2 adamantine => hard (vs. soft) Sense 3 adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent => inflexible (vs. flexible) Attributes of adj adamantine Familiarity of adj adamantine adamantine used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj adamantine adamantine Overview of adj adamantine The adj adamantine has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. adamantine -- (consisting of or having the hardness of adamant) 2. adamantine -- (having the hardness of a diamond) 3. adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent -- (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")
adamantine definition