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stubbornness

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stub·born  (stbrn)
adj. stub·born·er, stub·born·est
1.
a. Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bullheaded.
b. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute. See Synonyms at obstinate.
2. Characterized by perseverance; persistent.
3. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort: stubborn soil; stubborn stains.

[Middle English stuborn.]

stubborn·ly adv.
stubborn·ness n.

Stubbornness of rhinoceros.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stubbornnessstubbornness - the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
intractability, intractableness - the trait of being hard to influence or control
2.stubbornness - resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
impenitence, impenitency - the trait of refusing to repent
intransigence, intransigency - the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
Translations
stubbornness [ˈstʌbənnɪs] N [of person] → testarudez f, terquedad f, tozudez f; [of animal] → terquedad f; [of cough, cold] → lo persistente
stubbornness [ˈstʌbərnnɪs] n (= obstinacy) → obstination f
stubbornness
n
(= obstinacy, of person) → Sturheit f; (of animal, child)störrische Art
(of refusal, resistance)Hartnäckigkeit f
(of lock)Widerspenstigkeit f; (of cough)Hartnäckigkeit f
stubbornness [ˈstʌbənnɪs] ntestardaggine f, ostinazione f
stubbornness [ˈstʌbənnɪs] ntestardaggine f, ostinazione f


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Pride, contempt, defiance, stubbornness, submission, lamentation, succeeded one another; so did varieties of sunken cheek, cadaverous colour, emaciated hands and figures.
There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to
" cryed Thwackum, with some warmth, "mere stubbornness and obstinacy
 
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