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[–] FuglyDuck 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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…)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

...our word “diamond” comes from adamant…

As does our word, "adamant". 🙂