pigheadedness

pig·head·ed

 (pĭg′hĕd′ĭd)
adj.
Stupidly obstinate. See Synonyms at obstinate.

pig′head′ed·ly adv.
pig′head′ed·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pigheadedness - resolute adherence to your own ideas or desirespigheadedness - 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
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pigheadedness

noun
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Translations
عَنادَه
paličatost
stædighed
Dickköpfigkeit
ξεροκεφαλιά
entêtement
òrjóska
dikbaşlılıkinatçılık
愚蠢

pigheadedness

[ˈpɪgˈhedɪdnɪs] Nterquedad f, testarudez f
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pig

(pig) noun
1. a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon. He keeps pigs.
2. an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person. You pig!
ˈpiggyplural ˈpiggies noun
a child's word for a (little) pig.
adjective
like a pig's. piggy eyes.
ˈpiglet (-lit) noun
a baby pig.
piggybackpickabackˌpigˈheaded adjective
stubborn. a pigheaded idiot.
ˌpigˈheadedness noun
ˈpigskin noun, adjective
(of) a kind of leather made from the skin of a pig. Her purse was (made of) pigskin.
ˈpigstyplural ˈpigsties, ~ˈpigstyes noun
1. a building in which pigs are kept.
2. a dirty, untidy place. This room is a pigsty!
pigswillswillˈpigtail noun
a plait usually worn at the sides of the head. She wears her hair in pigtails.
pigs might fly
said of something very unlikely to happen. `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!'
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