- adamancy
- noun Etymology: 2adamant + -cy Date: 1937 the quality or state of being adamant ; obstinacy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
adamancy
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adamancy — n. 1. obstinacy. Syn: obstinacy, obduracy, unyieldingness, adamance [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adamancy — See adamant. * * * … Universalium
adamancy — noun The property of being adamant … Wiktionary
adamancy — ad·a·man·cy … English syllables
adamancy — ˈadəmənsē noun ( es) Etymology: adamant (II) + cy : unyielding quality : condition or fact of being adamantine : stubbornness, obstinacy … Useful english dictionary
adamant — adamancy /ad euh meuhn see/, adamance, n. adamantly, adv. /ad euh meuhnt, mant /, adj. 1. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. 2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce. n. 3. any impenetrably or… … Universalium
adamance — n. 1. same as {adamancy}. Syn: obstinacy, obduracy, unyieldingness, adamancy [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adamance — noun Date: 1954 adamancy … New Collegiate Dictionary
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