Stubbornness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or character of being inflexible or stubborn; obstinate persistence, obduracy, or refractoriness.
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  • noun. The state of being stubborn.
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  • noun. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  • noun. the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
    • Word Usage
    "And Iola, while she was provoked by what she called his stubbornness, was yet secretly proud of that silently resisting strength she could neither shake nor break."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    intractability  intractableness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    animosity  arrogance  boldness  desperation  disobedience  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adhesiveness  antipathy  application  assiduity  assiduousness  
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