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1. Made of or resembling [[adamant]]. | 1. Made of or resembling [[adamant]]. | ||
| − | 2. Having the hardness or luster of a [[diamond]]. | + | 2. Having the {{Wiki|hardness}} or luster of a [[diamond]]. |
1. very hard; [[unbreakable]] or unyielding | 1. very hard; [[unbreakable]] or unyielding | ||
| − | 2. having the lustre of a diamond | + | 2. having the lustre of a [[diamond]] |
| − | [[adamantine]] - having the hardness of a diamond | + | [[adamantine]] - having the {{Wiki|hardness}} of a [[diamond]] |
| − | hard - resisting weight or pressure | + | hard - resisting {{Wiki|weight}} or pressure |
| − | [[adamantine]] - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "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 tendency" | + | [[adamantine]] - impervious to pleas, {{Wiki|persuasion}}, requests, [[reason]]; "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 tendency" |
</poem> | </poem> | ||
[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Adamantine www.thefreedictionary.com] | [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Adamantine www.thefreedictionary.com] | ||
[[Category:Buddhist Terms]] | [[Category:Buddhist Terms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:52, 17 January 2016
1. Made of or resembling adamant.
2. Having the hardness or luster of a diamond.
1. very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
2. having the lustre of a diamond
adamantine - having the hardness of a diamond
hard - resisting weight or pressure
adamantine - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "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 tendency"
