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Adamance

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  • noun. same as adamancy.
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  • noun. The quality of being adamant
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  • noun. resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
    • Word Usage
    "Doug told him that it was all right if he watched TV downstairs or made himself food in the kitchen, but Billy declared with an adamance that surprised them both that he would not go downstairs until they returned."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    firmness  firmness of purpose  resoluteness  resolution  resolve  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adamancy  obduracy  obstinacy  stubbornness  unyieldingness  
    variant
    adamancy  
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