Adamantine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌædəˈmæntaɪn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Adamantine is an adjective meaning Synonym of adamant.
Meaning
Synonym of adamant.
More Meanings
- (fiction, also attributive) Synonym of adamantium (“a fictional metal which is indestructible or nearly so”).
- (chiefly mineralogy) Like diamond in lustre; bright, lustrous, shiny; also, of a lustre: like that of a mineral with a high refractive index such as diamond.
Example Sentences
Raspite, a new dimorphous form of lead tungstate, is found on some of the stolzite specimens as brownish or yellow monoclinic crystals with a strong adamantine lustre.
Synonyms for adamantine
Depending on context, synonyms include adamantium, inexorable, hard, adamant, intransigent, inflexible.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hard, adamant, intransigent, inflexible, inexorable, lustre.
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