adamant

• Qui refuse obstinément de se laisser convaincre ou de changer d'avis ; inflexible, inébranlable.

Describes a person who is very determined and refuses to change their mind or opinion about something.

1. Refusing to change one's mindB2formal

   Determined not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of persuasion.

   Intransigeant

   • She was adamant that she would not apologize.
   • He remained adamant about his decision despite the criticism.
   • The manager was adamant that the deadline must be met.

   Synonymesdeterminedfirmimmovableimplacableinexorableinflexibleintransigentobdurateobstinateresolutestubbornuncompromisingunrelentingunshakableunyielding

   Antonymescompliantflexibleirresolutemalleabletractableyielding

• Substance minérale très dure, formée de carbone cristallisé, très prisée comme pierre précieuse ; par extension, ce qui est d'une dureté ou d'une fermeté inflexible.

A noun referring to a very hard, native crystalline carbon, highly valued as a gemstone.

1. Very hard substanceC2formal

   An extremely hard, unbreakable substance, often used metaphorically to describe something unyielding.

   Substance très dure

   • The ancient sword was forged from a material as hard as adamant.
   • In mythology, adamant was considered the hardest known substance.
   • His will was like adamant, impossible to break.

   Synonymesdiamond

2. Unshakeable resolveC2formal

   A person or thing that is unyielding and impossible to persuade or influence.

   Inflexible, intraitable

   • She was an adamant in her refusal to compromise.
   • He stood as an adamant against all their arguments.
   • The negotiator faced an adamant who would not change his position.

   Synonymesdiehardflinthardlinerironrockstalwart