Definitions for: Adamantine


[adj] not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy"
[adj] having the hardness of a diamond
[adj] consisting of or having the hardness of adamant



Webster (1913) Definition: Ad`a*man"tine, a. [L. adamantinus, Gr. ?.]
1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant;
incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as,
adamantine bonds or chains.

2. (Min.) Like the diamond in hardness or luster.

Synonyms: adamant, hard, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent

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