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Adamant vs Sturdy - What's the difference?

adamant | sturdy |

As adjectives the difference between adamant and sturdy

is that adamant is firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined while sturdy is of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.

As nouns the difference between adamant and sturdy

is that adamant is an imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness while sturdy is a disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

adamant

English

(wikipedia adamant)

Alternative forms

* adamaunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.
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  • An embodiment of impregnable hardness.
  • * 1956 , , The City and the Stars , p 34
    • Unprotected matter, however adamant , would have been ground to dust ages ago.
  • A magnet; a lodestone.
  • * 1594–96 , :
    • You draw me, you hard-hearted adamant :
    But yet you draw not iron, for all my heart
    Is true as steel. Leave you your power to draw,
    And I shall have no power to follow you.

    Derived terms

    * adamance (pos n) * adamantane (pos a) * adamantean (pos a) * adamantine (pos a) * adamantly (pos adv)

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    sturdy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.
    • a sturdy oak tree
  • * Sir H. Wotton
    • He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
  • Solid in structure or person.
    • It was a sturdy building, able to withstand strong winds and cold weather.
    The dog was sturdy and could work all day without getting tired.
  • (obsolete) Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn.
  • * Hudibras
    • This must be done, and I would fain see / Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay.
  • * Atterbury
    • A sturdy , hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first steps.
  • Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality.
    • a man of sturdy piety or patriotism

    Noun

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  • A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

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