stubbornness

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stubbornness

  • /ˈstʌbən(n)əs/ UK
  • /ˈstʌbɚn(n)əs/ US

noun stubbornnesses

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being stubborn. [H]appy is your Grace / That can tranſlate the ſtubbornneſſe of fortune / Into ſo quiet and ſo ſweet a ſtile.

    Similar: obstinacy, doggedness, conviction, insistence, pertinacity, self-will, recalcitrance, resolve, stubbornness, temerity, tenacity, vehemence

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noun state of being stubborn

Españoltestarudez, terquedad, cerrazón, cabezonería
한국어완고 wan'go
日本語頑固 ganko
中文頑固 /顽固 wángù, 固執 /固执 gùzhí
हिन्दीहठधर्मिता haṭhdharmitā, हठधर्म haṭhdharm, हठ haṭh
Portuguêsteimosia
Françaisentêtement
DeutschSturheit
Italianococciutaggine, testardaggine, ostinazione
Ελληνικάπείσμα peísma, ισχυρογνωμοσύνη ischyrognomosýni, γινάτι gináti
Românăîncăpățânare
Русскийупря́мство uprjámstvo, упо́рство upórstvo, твердоло́бость tverdolóbostʹ, упёртость upjórtostʹ
العربيةعِنَاد ʕinād

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@misc{stubbornness_2026,
  title = {stubbornness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stubbornness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}