in·tran·si·gent also in·tran·si·geant ( n-tr n s -jnt, -z-)adj. Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising. [French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente : in-, not (from Latin; see in-1) + transigente, present participle of transigir, to compromise (from Latin tr  nsigere, to come to an agreement : trns-, trans- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]in·tran si·gence, in·transi·gen·cy n.in·tran si·gent n.in·tran si·gent·ly adv. |
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| Noun | 1. | intransigency - the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise bullheadedness, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance - resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires |
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