adamance

noun

ad·​a·​mance ˈa-də-mən(t)s 

: the quality or state of being adamant : adamancy

His adamance [=insistence] that the world is flat baffled the audience.

Now, everything is stalled. The reason for this maddening delay? Blame the adamance [=obstinacy, stubbornness] of one man …

—Ellis Henican

Examples of adamance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is no evidence to support his fraud claims, despite his adamance on Twitter and in other statements. — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2023

The World Cup is the most high-profile test of Qatari adamance. — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2022

But Limbaugh is the one exploiting hurricanes for political purposes, with his adamance that climate change isn’t behind these hurricanes. — Graham Vyse, New Republic, 8 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

adam(ant) entry 1 + -ance

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above