adamant meaning

UK /ˈædəmənt/ US /ˈædəmənt/ 3 syllables

adamant (adjective): impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason.

adamant has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

adamant as an adjective

  1. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
    • he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
    • Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him
    • an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency

    Synonyms: adamantine, inexorable, intransigent

    Similar: inflexible

    Related forms: adamance

adamant as a noun

  1. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

    Synonyms: diamond

    Type of: carbon, transparent gem

    Kinds: carbonado

How to pronounce adamant

adamant is pronounced /ˈædəmənt/ in British English and /ˈædəmənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AD · words ending in NT · 7-letter words

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