Adamantine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

consisting of or having the hardness of adamant

having the hardness of a diamond

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹpəkɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊʃi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊʃi/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹpəkɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

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 & Antonyms

Synonyms

adamant intransigent inexorable

Parts of Speech

adjective	consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
adjective	having the hardness of a diamond
adjective	impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; ; - W.Churchill “he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind”

Word Forms

adamance	noun	resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
inexorableness	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
intransigency	noun	the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
intransigence	noun	the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hartnäckig

bestehend aus oder mit der Härte von Adamant

🇫🇷French

adamantin

consistant en ou ayant la dureté d'inflexible

🇪🇸Spanish

adamantino

que consiste en o tiene la dureza de adamant

🇮🇹Italian

adamantino

costituito o avente la durezza del diamante

🇳🇱Dutch

onvermurwbaar

bestaande uit of met de hardheid van diamant

🇵🇹Portuguese

adamantino

consistindo ou tendo a dureza do inflexível

🇷🇺Russian

адамантиновый

состоящий из адамана или имеющий твердость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कड़ा

अटल की कठोरता से युक्त या युक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

অটল

অটল এর কঠোরতা গঠিত বা থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

அடமன்டைன்

அடமானத்தின் கடினத்தன்மை கொண்டது அல்லது கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అడమంటైన్

మొండితనం యొక్క కాఠిన్యాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది లేదా కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अविचल

अट्टलपणाचा समावेश किंवा कडकपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અડગ

સમાવિષ્ટ અથવા અડગની કઠિનતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡಮಂಟೈನ್

ಅಡಮಂಟ್ ಗಡಸುತನವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഡമാൻ്റൈൻ

അടങ്ങുന്നത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അഡാമെൻ്റിൻ്റെ കാഠിന്യം ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਡੋਲ

ਅਡੋਲ ਦੀ ਕਠੋਰਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اٹل

پر مشتمل ہے یا اٹل کی سختی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

金刚烷

由金刚石组成或具有金刚石硬度

🇯🇵Japanese

アダマンタイン

アダマントからなる、またはアダマントの硬さを有する

🇰🇷Korean

금강석 같은

단강으로 구성되거나 경도를 갖는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kim cương

bao gồm hoặc có độ cứng của kim cương

🇹🇭Thai

ยืนกราน

ประกอบด้วยหรือมีความแข็งแบบยืนกราน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keras kepala

terdiri dari atau memiliki kekerasan adamant

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأدمانتين

تتكون من أو وجود صلابة آدمنت

🇮🇷Persian

آدامانتین

متشکل از یا دارای سختی adamant است

🇮🇱Hebrew

אדאמנטין

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