stubbornness

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.

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[Middle English stuborn.]

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stubborn·ly adv.

stubborn·ness n.

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Stubbornness of rhinoceros.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stubbornness - the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome mulishness, obstinacy, obstinance intractability, intractableness - the trait of being hard to influence or control
	2.	stubbornness - resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires bullheadedness, pigheadedness, self-will, obstinacy, obstinance 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 [ˈstʌbə^rnnɪs] 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] n → testardaggine f, ostinazione f