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I used to think that the great thing about sculpture was that, like Stonehenge, it was something that stood against time in an adamantine way, and was an absolute mass in space. Now I try to use the language of architecture to redescribe the body as a place.
Antony Gormley

Meaning of "adamantine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ADAMANTINE

adamantine  [ˌædəˈmæntaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADAMANTINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adamantine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ADAMANTINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Adamantine

Adamantine can mean: ▪ Adamant, mythical material adamant or adamantine ▪ Adamantine Spar, mineral adamantine spar, a variety of Corundum ▪ Adamantine lustre, non-metallic, brilliant light reflecting & transmitting properties of minerals ▪ Adamantine posture, the lotus posture in meditation...

Definition of adamantine in the English dictionary

The definition of adamantine in the dictionary is very hard; unbreakable or unyielding. Other definition of adamantine is having the lustre of a diamond.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADAMANTINE


amarantine
ˌæməˈræntaɪn
argentine
ˈɑːdʒənˌtaɪn
Bernstein
ˈbɜːnstaɪn
bisontine
bɪˈsɒntaɪn
cispontine
sɪsˈpɒntaɪn
Constantine
ˈkɒnstənˌtaɪn
Corybantine
ˌkɒrɪˈbæntaɪn
diamantine
ˌdaɪəˈmæntaɪn
Einstein
ˈaɪnstaɪn
elephantine
ˌɛlɪˈfæntaɪn
Frankenstein
ˈfræŋkɪnˌstaɪn
Holstein
ˈhəʊlstaɪn
Liechtenstein
ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn
Palestine
ˈpælɪˌstaɪn
stein
staɪn
tine
taɪn
transpontine
trænzˈpɒntaɪn
Tridentine
traɪˈdɛntaɪn
Tyne
taɪn
valentine
ˈvælənˌtaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADAMANTINE

adagio
Adam
Adam´s ale
Adam´s apple
Adam´s wine
Adam´s-needle
adamance
adamancy
adamant
adamantean
adamantly
Adamawa
Adami
Adamite
Adamitic
Adamkus
Adamov
Adams
Adams-Stokes syndrome
adamsite

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADAMANTINE

Aventine
barkentine
barquentine
brigantine
brilliantine
Byzantine
clementine
dentine
eglantine
Florentine
galantine
intine
levantine
nicotine
oil of turpentine
quarantine
serpentine
spirits of turpentine
the Argentine
tontine
turpentine

Synonyms and antonyms of adamantine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adamantine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADAMANTINE

Find out the translation of adamantine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adamantine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adamantine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

金刚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diamantina
570 millions of speakers

English

adamantine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسمنت المسلح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

адамантин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adamantine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভেদ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adamantin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adamantine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

diamantene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

堅固な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

금강석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adamantine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cương quyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अचल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sarsılmaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adamantino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

adamantine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

адамантін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adamantine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδαμαντίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adamantine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

adamantine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diamantaktige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adamantine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADAMANTINE»

The term «adamantine» is normally little used and occupies the 115.333 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADAMANTINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adamantine

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QUOTES WITH «ADAMANTINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word adamantine.
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Antony Gormley
I used to think that the great thing about sculpture was that, like Stonehenge, it was something that stood against time in an adamantine way, and was an absolute mass in space. Now I try to use the language of architecture to redescribe the body as a place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADAMANTINE»

Discover the use of adamantine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adamantine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Adamantine Palace
The Adamantine Palace lies at the centre of an empire that grew out of ashes.
Stephen Deas, 2009
2
Adamantine
Detective Charlie Donahue is on another murder case with partner and boyfriend Detective Michael Berry.
Susan Nelson-Warren, 2007
3
God's adamantine fate
Written by a prominent pediatric oncologist who must use a pseudonym - readers of God's Adamantine Fate will discover why - here is a novel about a dedicated physician who refuses to accept the judgment of his profession's establishment and ...
Colin Alexander, 1993
4
Adamantine
Poems.
Shin Yu Pai, 2010
5
Intwine
"Not so very far away, and not too long ago, in a small town called Burbank, on a tiny planet called Earth .
Adamantine Publishing House, Christina Moss, 2010
6
Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and ...
Structurally, the adamantine posture on a bench does not form a right tetrahedron , and it is therefore not as stable as the classic sitting poses. The thighs are not at a right angle from the spine, the knees are not very far apart, and the upper ...
David Coulter, 2001
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Travels in England, Scotland, and the Hebrides: Undertaken ...
Crystal, mixed with adamantine spar, having on one of its fides an impression of a cubical pyrites. JO. Adamantine spar, in large irregular particles, adhering to like irregular particles of a reddish coloured quartz, and iron scattered in small ...
Faujas-de-St.-Fond (cit., Barthélemy), 1799
8
A General System of Nature: Through the Three Grand Kingdoms ...
ADAMANTINE. Qmjtjling principally of corunda or adamantine ear th. 58. ADAMANTINUS. Confiíting of adamantine earth, the greater part alumina^ a littlc silica and iron: very hardj ponderous, lamellár with straight foliations interíêcting each ...
Carl von Linné, 1806
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Love Without End: Jesus Speaks
One day when we were discussing adamantine particles, I asked him about his appearance to me. “Did you arrange adamantine particles in order to be here in three dimensional space?” He answered in the affirmative, and then proceeded to ...
Glenda Green, 2002
10
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Each gland, simultaneously with the earliest formation of the dental substance, deposits the primitive part of each adamantine or enamel fibre, one upon another , so that every one of these fibres, when carefully examined by the microscope, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADAMANTINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adamantine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is it just me but Canadian Superheros are the more memorable.
Yes, the Immortal Adamantine Mutant, Wolverine is in fact; Canadian. He was born in Alberta, Canada sometime between 1886-1897, what is ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
2
Matthew Norman: Learning from Cuban healthcare
But one would require a lot of money and the other adamantine political will. The latter being in even shorter supply than the former, Britain will ... «Gulf Today, Jun 15»
3
Flamencura, Paco Peña Company, Sadler's Wells
... splendidly powerful middle-aged women who make flamenco such a refreshing dance form to watch, all ample hips and adamantine stare. «The Arts Desk, Jun 15»
4
Untold lives wouldn't need saving if we followed the Cuban model of …
But one would require a lot of money and the other adamantine political will. The latter being in even shorter supply than the former, Britain will ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
5
British Gardens in Time's splendour and punch-ups in the grass
Beyond the restless, adamantine nature of these garden creators, and the historical fascination of their times , those seeking a more restful ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
6
Can a non-racial coalition fix our politics?
The starting point for this transformation must be an adamantine belief that our fellow citizens will one day wholeheartedly support the idea that ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»
7
Into the Breach: The Cavalier
This mount is pretty loud and gains DR 5/adamantine. Does not sound too impressive so far? You would be right – at low levels, this archetype ... «NERD TREK, Jun 15»
8
No Pirlo, Please
Lampard and Pirlo have been adamantine, but even Lampard fell prey to injury this past season. So their contracts expire next year, you're ... «Hudson River Blue, Jun 15»
9
How I've used WB Yeats in my role as an Irish Ambassador
The poem's adamantine phrases peppered the president's speech: “things fall apart”; “the centre cannot hold”; “the ceremony of innocence is ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
10
Desarrolladora Homex SA de CV: HOMEX agrees on restructuring …
The proposed Ps. 1.5 billion new capital investment, together with the revolving credit facilities of Ps. 1.85 billion to be provided by Adamantine ... «The Wall Street Transcript, Jun 15»

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