Meaning & use
Adamancy
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The quality of being adamant; firm, unyielding insistence on a position or decision.
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His adamancy on the issue left no room for compromise.
The board admired her adamancy in defending the team's original proposal.
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Less common than its close relative 'adamance,' but both nouns describe the same quality found in the adjective 'adamant.'
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