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noun
The characteristic of being obstinate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, self-will
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
Narrower terms: impenitence, impenitency, intransigency, intransigence
noun
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stubbornness, obstinacy, mulishness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intractability, intractableness
History
From Middle English obstinance, obstinaunce, from Medieval Latin obstināntia, equivalent to obstinant + -ance.
