adamant

/ˈædəmənt/

adjectivenounad · a · mant

Think: “AD a MANTis won’t budge”—if you’re adamant, you won’t change your mind.

Yes, it's adamant. Keep the middle as a simple schwa: ad-a-mant (not *ad-e-mant*), and end with -mant like “mantle.”

Definitions

  1. adjectiveRefusing to change your mind; very firm in your opinion or decision.
  2. noun(Literary) A legendary extremely hard substance; something thought to be unbreakable.

Examples

  • She was adamant that she had locked the door before leaving.
  • Despite the evidence, he remained adamant about his version of events.
  • In old stories, the hero’s sword was said to be made of adamant.

Synonyms

unyieldingsteadfastfirminflexibleresolute

Antonyms

flexibleyieldinguncertain

Translations

ES inflexible; firmePT inflexível; firmeFR inflexible; catégorique

Common misspellings

adamintadamentaddamantadammantadamanttadomantadamannt

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