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ADAMANTINE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
Example:
an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
Synonyms:
adamant; adamantine; inexorable; intransigent
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Similar:
inflexible (incapable of change)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having the hardness of a diamond
Classified under:
Similar:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
adamant (very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem)
