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Definition of adamance in English:

adamance

noun

See adamant

‘Others argue with equal adamance that abortion constitutes the unwarranted taking of human life.’
  • ‘He refused to let anyone adapt his novels for the screen; and I think his adamance at this made a lot of sense.’
  • ‘As my adamance waned, I began to notice more evidence that gender did seem to matter - at least some of the time.’
  • ‘The adamance of Aishwarya Rai and the commitment of Ajay Devgan to return her to love make some classy sequences in the second half.’
  • ‘Still, the opposition expressed this week has a heightened level of adamance.’