• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    For the record, adamantine also means unbreakable. It’s a positive connotation of strength.

    (It comes from Greek mythology, “adamant” is a mythical material in Greek mythology; a certain hero was given a certain sword by a certain god to kill things. It’s similar to Mithril or other “magical” materials or diamondoid in sci-fi. Incidentally, our word “diamond” comes from adamant…)

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      6 months ago

      …our word “diamond” comes from adamant…

      As does our word, “adamant”. 🙂