From Middle English adamantine, adamantyne, adamauntyn (“(adjective) of adamant; (noun) adamant”), from Anglo-Norman adamantin and Middle French adamantin (“of or resembling adamant or diamond”) (modern French adamantin), and from its etymon Latin adamantinus (“adamantine”), from Ancient Greek ἀδᾰμάντῐνος (adămántĭnos, “hard as adamant; made of steel”), from ᾰ̓δᾰμᾰντ- (ădămănt-) (a stem of ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “the hardest metal (probably steel); diamond”), possibly originally Semitic) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, suffix meaning ‘made of’ forming adjectives). By surface analysis, adamant + -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Etymology 1, adjective sense 1.2.4 (“having the quality of attracting or drawing”) and etymology 1, adjective sense 2 (“like diamond in lustre; etc.”) refer to adamant (“(archaic) lodestone; (historical, poetic) diamond”).

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Rhymes for adamantine

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What is the meaning of adamantine?

"adamantine" (adj) means synonym of adamant.

What is another word for adamantine?

Other words for "adamantine" include adamant, intransigent, inexorable.

What are the different meanings of adamantine?

"adamantine" has 3 main meanings: 1. Synonym of adamant; 2. Made of adamant (“an unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness”); 3. Incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; impenetrable, unbreakable.

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