- stubbornness
- 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.
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stubbornness — index defiance, diligence (perseverance), tenacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stubbornness — is spelt with two ns … Modern English usage
stubbornness — 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
Stubbornness — 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
stubbornness — noun see stubborn … New Collegiate Dictionary
stubbornness — See stubbornly. * * * … Universalium
stubbornness — noun The state of being stubborn … Wiktionary
stubbornness — Synonyms and related words: adhesiveness, antipathy, application, assiduity, assiduousness, averseness, aversion, backwardness, balkiness, bigotry, bulldog tenacity, bullheadedness, cantankerousness, cohesiveness, concentration, consistency,… … Moby Thesaurus
stubbornness — 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
stubbornness — stub·born·ness || stÊŒbÉ™(r)nɪs n. obstinacy; persistence, tenacity … English contemporary dictionary
