Adamance

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being adamant uncountable

    "I think it is a mistake for our intentions to be determined by the adamance with which the Protestants in Northern Ireland now express their opposition to such a course."

  2. 2
    resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible wordnet

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obduracystubbornnessstubbornnessunyieldingness

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"I admire the adamance with which you protect your son."

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