Adamancy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Adamancy is a noun meaning The property of being adamant.
Meaning
The property of being adamant.
Example Sentences
Knowing the stubbornness and adamancy of born-again Christians, they're more likely to write off Borhek off as "fallen," and accuse her of succumbing to the arguments of Satan.
I stuck my nose in the air, realizing too late that it was a borrowed gesture – one I’d been using for years in moments of pride or adamancy – and that it properly belonged to the woman sitting opposite me.
Word Forms
- adamancies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include adamance, antacidity, staunchness, adverseness, obduracy, abrasiveness.
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