Definitions for adamants

adamants ad·a·mant

Spelling: [ad-uh-muh nt, -mant]
IPA: /ˈæd ə mənt, -ˌmænt/

Adamants is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 178 anagrams from letters in adamants (aaadmnst).

Definitions for adamants

noun

  1. any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.
  2. a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

adjective

  1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
  2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce.

Origin of adamants

before 900; Middle English Old French adamaunt Latin adamant- (stem of adamas) hard metal (perhaps steel), diamond Greek, equivalent to a- a-6 + -damant- verb

Examples for adamants

I begin to believe she is made of adamant instead of what other women are made of.

A firm tread had Mother Scoville, a light hand with pastry, and a will that was adamant.

They are adamant that their women-only concerts are not a result of religious rules.

"Oh, do let's stay till it's all done," she urged, but Bruce and Elinor were adamant.

Many of the survivors were adamant that the fighters were made up of foreign nationals from all over the world.

They are also as adamant about the tone they want to strike.

Even the most adamant Obamacare opponent must acknowledge, as Kasich has, that its coverage expansion has helped some people.

Imogen was deaf to their expostulations, and indurate and callous as adamant to their persuasions.

Virtue is an adamant that is sacred and secure from all their efforts.

Despite all the visual cues which might suggest otherwise, Manning was adamant that he was not trying to promote himself.

Word Value for adamants
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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