The term used to describe a gemstone with a brilliant luster like that of a diamond.
consisting of or having the hardness of adamant
having the hardness of a diamond
The luster of a diamond; highest possible luster.
It is a transparent mineral having a very high luster.
Referred to diamond: pure, brilliant of impregnable hardness.
(ad-a-man´-tine) A brilliant mineral luster, characteristic of minerals with a high index of refraction, e.g. diamond and cerussite.
Adamantine means having a luster like that of a diamond.
Adamantine, meaning “diamond-like luster and hardness,†is derived from the Greek word adamas (invincible) for diamonds.
Having a diamond-like luster or hardness.