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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ad-uh-muh nt, -mant]
- /ˈæd ə mənt, -ˌmænt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ad-uh-muh nt, -mant]
- /ˈæd ə mənt, -ˌmænt/
Definitions of adamancy word
- noun adamancy a state of resoluteness 3
- adjective adamancy utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. 1
- adjective adamancy too hard to cut, break, or pierce. 1
- noun adamancy any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance. 1
- noun adamancy a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond. 1
- noun adamancy The property of being adamant. 1
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Origin of adamancy
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English < Old French adamaunt < Latin adamant- (stem of adamas) hard metal (perhaps steel), diamond < Greek, equivalent to a- a-6 + -damant- verbal adjective of damân to tame, conquer; replacing Old English athamans (< Medieval Latin) and Middle English aymont < Middle French aimant < Vulgar Latin *adimant- < Latin
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Parts of speech for Adamancy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adamancy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
adamancy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for adamancy
noun adamancy
- perseverance — steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
- obstinacy — the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
- inflexibility — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- contumacy — obstinate and wilful rebelliousness or resistance to authority; insubordination; disobedience
- pigheadedness — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
Antonyms for adamancy
noun adamancy
- amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- irresolution — lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
- indetermination — the quality or condition of being indeterminate.
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