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Adamantine — can mean: *The mythical material adamant or adamantine, see: Adamant *The mineral adamantine spar, a variety of Corundum, see: Adamantine Spar *For|other uses of adamant, adamantium, and similar terms|Adamant (disambiguation)Adamantine is also… … Wikipedia
Adamantine — Ad a*man tine, a. [L. adamantinus, Gr. ?.] 1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Like the diamond in hardness or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adamantine — index callous, unyielding Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
adamantine — (adj.) c.1200, from L. adamantinus hard as steel, inflexible, from Gk. adamantinos, from adamas (see ADAMANT (Cf. adamant) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
adamantine — [ad΄ə man′tin; ] also [, ad΄ə man′tēn΄, ad΄ə man′tīn΄] adj. [ME < L adamantinus, hard as steel < Gr adamantinos] 1. of or like adamant; very hard, as dental enamel; unbreakable 2. unyielding; firm … English World dictionary
Adamantine — In dentistry, relating to the enamel of the teeth. Adamantine comes from the Greek and Latin word adamas which applied to substances having the hardness or luster of a diamond. Adamantine figuratively means unyielding and inflexible. * * *… … Medical dictionary
adamantine — ● adamantin, adamantine adjectif (grec adamas, antos, diamant) Littéraire. Qui a la dureté, l éclat du diamant. ● adamantin, adamantine (expressions) adjectif (grec adamas, antos, diamant) Organe adama … Encyclopédie Universelle
adamantine — adjective a) Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains. Him the Almighty Power b) Like the diamond in hardness or luster … Wiktionary
adamantine — /ad euh man teen, tin, tuyn/, adj. 1. utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion. 2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce. 3. like a diamond in luster. [1200 1250; ME < L adamantinus < Gk adamántinos. See ADAMANT, INE1] * * * … Universalium
adamantine — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will: adamant, brassbound, die hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn … English dictionary for students
