adamantine

• Adjectif littéraire ou poétique signifiant d'une dureté extrême, comme le diamant, ou d'une fermeté inébranlable et inflexible.

An archaic adjective meaning unbreakable, extremely hard, or unyielding; often used in poetic or literary contexts.

1. Extremely hard or unbreakableC2formal

   Having a hardness or strength comparable to that of a diamond or adamant; unyielding in substance.

   d'une dureté extrême, incassable

   • The ancient shield was said to be made of an adamantine alloy.
   • Her resolve was as adamantine as the stone itself.
   • The fortress walls were built with adamantine strength.

   Synonymeshardimpenetrableindestructibleinflexiblerigidsteelyunbendingunbreakableunyielding

   Antonymesbrittleflexiblefriablepliablesoftweakyielding

2. Unyielding or inflexibleC2formal

   Firmly determined and not influenced by pleas, persuasion, or requests; stubbornly resolute.

   Inflexible, intraitable

   • He remained adamantine in his refusal to negotiate.
   • Her adamantine stance on the issue surprised everyone.
   • The judge was adamantine, rejecting all appeals for leniency.

   Synonymesadamantdeterminedfirmimmovableinflexibleresolutesteadfaststubbornunrelentingunyielding

   Antonymesamenablecompliantflexibleirresolutepersuadabletractableweakyielding