Adamant vs. Resolute — What's the Difference?

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind

Firm, unyielding, determined.

Adamant in classical mythology is an archaic form of diamond. In fact, the English word diamond is ultimately derived from adamas, via Late Latin diamas and Old French diamant.

Firm or determined; unwavering.

A legendary rock or mineral to which many properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone.

(obsolete) Convinced; satisfied; sure.

Not willing to change one's opinion, purpose, or principles; unyielding.

A determined person; one showing resolution.

A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness.

(maths) A projection onto an arbitrary vector.

An extremely hard substance.

Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

Convinced; satisfied; sure.

(of an object) Very difficult to break, pierce, or cut.

Resolving, or explaining; as, the Resolute Doctor Durand.

An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.

One who is resolute; hence, a desperado.

An embodiment of impregnable hardness.

Redelivery; repayment.

(obsolete) A lodestone.

Firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination;

A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; but in modern mineralogy it has no technical signification. It is now a rhetorical or poetical name for the embodiment of impenetrable hardness.

Characterized by quickness and firmness;

Lodestone; magnet.

Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion;