Obstinacy

Definitions

1. The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
   countable, uncountable
2. A group of bison; the collective noun for bison.
   collective, countable

Equivalents

Examples

“He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.”

“"I don't know⟳ where," replied the girl. "Then I do," said Sikes, more in the spirit of obstinacy than because he had any real objection.”

“1877, Leo Tolstoy (author), David Magarshack (translator), Anna Karenina, part 6, ch 12, His hand closed, he drew back, and his face⟳ assumed a still more stubborn expression. "For you it's a matter⟳ of obstinacy," she said, looking intently at him and suddenly finding the right word for the expression of his face⟳ which exasperated her so much.”

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