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adamancy
noun[ U ]
formaluk /ˈæd.ə.mən.si/ us /ˈæd.ə.mən.si/
the quality of being impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision:
A spokesperson denied that the president's adamancy had caused a chill in relations between the two countries.
Despite her earlier adamancy that she would see no one, she allowed us in.
Related word
adamant
The philosopher's adamancy that humans should submit unquestioningly to the will of the gods robs humans of any independence.
The opposing sides have a choice between conciliation and adamancy.
He had acquired a reputation for ruthless determination and during his term as Commissioner this adamancy persisted.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Strong-willed
adamant
adamantine
adamantly
aggressive
aggressively
gutsily
gutsy
gutty
hard-boiled
hard-headed
pertinaciously
pigheaded
pigheadedly
purposeful
purposefully
ultra-serious
unbending
unbroken
undaunted
unmovable
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