"adamantine" meaning in English

See adamantine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌæd.əˈmæn.taɪn/, /ˌæd.əˈmæn.tin/ [US], /ˌæd.əˈmæn.taɪn/ [US], /ˌæd.əˈmæn.tɪn/ [US] Forms: more adamantine [comparative], most adamantine [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English adamantine, from Latin adamantinus, equivalent to adamant + -ine. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|adamantine}} Middle English adamantine, {{der|en|la|adamantinus}} Latin adamantinus, {{af|en|adamant|-ine}} adamant + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} adamantine (comparative more adamantine, superlative most adamantine)
  1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated. Translations (incapable of being broken): 金剛 (Chinese Mandarin), 金刚 (jīngāng) (Chinese Mandarin), timanttinen (english: made of or as of diamond) (Finnish), timantinkova [hard] (Finnish), rikkomaton (english: unbreakable) (Finnish), adamantin (French), adamantino (Italian), adamantowy (Polish), adamantino (Portuguese), adamantină (Romanian), adamantino (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adamantine-en-adj-en:adamant Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ine, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Fictional materials Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 27 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ine: 71 19 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 20 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 71 26 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 27 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 23 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 19 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 71 21 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 56 25 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 65 24 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 68 22 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 64 23 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 76 19 5 Disambiguation of Fictional materials: 65 14 20 Disambiguation of 'incapable of being broken': 99 1
  2. Like the diamond in hardness or luster. Translations (like a diamond): timantinkova (note: in hardness) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-adamantine-en-adj-Xhy743v6 Disambiguation of 'like a diamond': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adamantinely, adamantinoma, subadamantine

Noun

IPA: /ˌæd.əˈmæn.taɪn/, /ˌæd.əˈmæn.tin/ [US], /ˌæd.əˈmæn.taɪn/ [US], /ˌæd.əˈmæn.tɪn/ [US]
Etymology: From Middle English adamantine, from Latin adamantinus, equivalent to adamant + -ine. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|adamantine}} Middle English adamantine, {{der|en|la|adamantinus}} Latin adamantinus, {{af|en|adamant|-ine}} adamant + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} adamantine (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of adamantium Tags: uncountable Synonyms: adamantium [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-adamantine-en-noun-BlQWsDmE

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "adamantine (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of adamantium"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adamantium",
          "adamantium#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "adamantium"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæd.əˈmæn.taɪn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæd.əˈmæn.tin/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæd.əˈmæn.taɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæd.əˈmæn.tɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "adamantine"
}

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