stubbornness

  • 1stubbornness — index defiance, diligence (perseverance), tenacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2stubbornness — is spelt with two ns …

    Modern English usage

  • 3stubbornness — n. 1) sheer stubbornness 2) stubbornness about 3) stubbornness to + inf. (it was sheer stubbornness not to agree) 4) out of stubbornness (she refused to compromise out of stubbornness) * * * sheer stubbornness stubbornness about stubbornness to + …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 4stubbornness — stubborn ► ADJECTIVE 1) determined not to change one s attitude or position. 2) difficult to move, remove, or cure. DERIVATIVES stubbornly adverb stubbornness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5Stubbornness — Stubborn Stub born, a. [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See {Stub}.] Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6stubbornness — noun see stubborn …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7stubbornness — See stubbornly. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8stubbornness — noun The state of being stubborn …

    Wiktionary

  • 9stubbornness — Synonyms and related words: adhesiveness, antipathy, application, assiduity, assiduousness, averseness, aversion, backwardness, balkiness, bigotry, bulldog tenacity, bullheadedness, cantankerousness, cohesiveness, concentration, consistency,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 10stubbornness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. obstinacy, doggedness, inflexibility, pertinacity, indomitability, perverseness, perversity, contumacy, obduracy, adamancy, refractoriness, mulishness, sullenness, pigheadedness, stupidity, intractableness, bullheadedness,… …

    English dictionary for students

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