Adamant
/ˈæd.ə.mənt/noun
Extremely firm, unyielding, or impossible to persuade.
Did you know?In medieval and ancient tradition, adamant was often imagined as a nearly indestructible substance, sometimes linked with diamonds or mythical hard stones, which is why the word still feels so absolute today.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
adámas
“unconquerable, untamable; also a very hard metal or stone”
Late Latin
Latin
adamantem
“hard stone, diamond”
Old French
Old French
adamant
“diamond; extremely hard substance”
Middle English
English
adamant
“the hardest stone or mineral; later, unyielding in resolve”
Modern English
English
adamant
“firmly refusing to change one's mind”