adamancy
- noun
- /ˈædəmənsi/
- Legends spoke of a sword whose adamancy could cut through any material.
Examples
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The adamancy of diamond makes it a popular choice for jewelry.
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Scientists marveled at the adamancy of the newly discovered mineral.
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The adamancy of the fortress walls made them nearly impossible to breach.
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The adamancy of the fortress walls kept invaders at bay.
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The adamancy of the fortress walls made them nearly impossible to breach.
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Scientists marveled at the adamancy of the newly discovered mineral.
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The adamancy of diamond makes it a popular choice for jewelry.
Synonyms
The state of not being able to be harmed in body or feelings
A quality that makes something impossible to break or harm
The state of being unable to fail, end, or be destroyed
Extremely strong and not able to be broken
The quality of not breaking when pressed or hit
The quality of lasting a very long time without decay or damage
Antonyms
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adamancy comes from the old Greek word adamas, which means 'unbreakable' and is the same root as diamond. So it originally described extreme physical hardness.