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adamant

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) adamant (noun)
  2. 2) adamant (adjective)

1ad·a·mant

noun \ˈa-də-mənt, -ˌmant\

Definition of ADAMANT

1
: a stone (as a diamond) formerly believed to be of impenetrable hardness
2
: an unbreakable or extremely hard substance
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Origin of ADAMANT

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin adamant-, adamas hardest metal, diamond, from Greek
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with ADAMANT

commandant, complaisant, confidant, confidante, cormorant, corposant, Corybant, covenant, dilettante, disenchant, gallivant, hierophant, interplant, pitcher plant, power plant, rubber plant, spider plant, sycophant

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