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adamas

adamas

1 9.9
An old word for diamond or any very hard stone
  • noun
  • Archaic
: adamas
  • This solitary stone is adamas, the diamond, most impenetrable of materials, the most withholding; its loneliness a rebuke, perhaps, to the blazing gregariousness of its siblings.

Examples

  • In ancient legends, the warrior's sword was said to be forged from adamas, the hardest material known.

  • The poet described the crystal as an adamas, shining with an unmatched brilliance in the light.

  • Scholars often mention adamas in their studies of historical texts relating to precious gems.

Synonyms

diamond
vsadamas
677 1.4

A very hard clear stone used in jewelry

is an older, broader word used for any extremely hard substance in legends

Surface Forms

adamas singular
adamases plural

Etymology

Adamas originally came from Greek parts a- 'not' and damas 'to tame', so it meant 'untameable' or 'unbreakable' and was used for very hard stones. That is why English keeps the idea in words like adamant and diamond, which both suggest great hardness.