Stubbornness

Noun CEFR C1

ˈstʌbən(n)əs

Definitions

The state of being stubborn.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcabezonería cerrazón terquedadtestarudez

Françaisentêtement

DeutschDickkopf Dickköpfigkeit DickschädelEselhaftigkeit Halsstarrigkeit Hartnäckigkeit Starrsinn Sturheit Verbohrtheit Verstocktheit

36 more languages

العربيةالعناد عناد

Azərbaycan diliinadkarlıq

Bosanskibandoglavost inat svojeglavosttruc upornost zadrtost бандоглавост задртост инат својеглавост тврдоглавост упорност

Catalàtossuderia

Češtinatvrdohlavost zarputilost

Danskstædighed

Ελληνικάγινάτι ισχυρογνωμοσύνη πείσμα

Esperantoobstino

Suomihärkäpäisyys itsepäisyys jääräpäisyysjukuripäisyys kovakorvaisuus peräänantamattomuus uppiniskaisuus

Gaeilgeceanndánacht

Gàidhligstailc

Galegocisma teimosía

עבריתעקשנות

हिन्दीइसरार ज़िद हठहठधर्म हठधर्मिता

Hrvatskibandoglavost inat svojeglavosttruc upornost zadrtost бандоглавост задртост инат својеглавост тврдоглавост упорност

Magyarcsökönyösség

Íslenskaþrjóska

Italianococciutaggine ostinazione testardaggine

日本語ごうつくばり執拗強情片意地頑冥頑固頑迷

ქართულისიჯიუტე შეუპოვრობა

한국어偓獧 고집미련 악착 완고

Kurdîînat

Latinaobstinatio pertinacia tenacia

Македонскиинает инат своеглавосттврдоглавост упорност

Nederlandshalsstarrigheid

Polskinieustępliwość osielstwo upartośćupór uporczywość zacięcie zaciętość zajmanie

Portuguêsteimosia

Românăîncăpățânare

Русскийтвердоло́бость упёртость упо́рствоупрямство

Slovenčinatvrdohlavosť

Српскиbandoglavost inat svojeglavosttruc upornost zadrtost бандоглавост задртост инат својеглавост тврдоглавост упорност

Sesothomanganga

Svenskaenvishet halsstarrighet istadighetstyvsinthet

Türkçeinat inatçılık ısrartaannüt

Українськаупе́ртість

اردواصرار ضد

Examples

“[H]appy is your Grace / That can tranſlate the ſtubbornneſſe of fortune / Into ſo quiet and ſo ſweet a ſtile.”

“Brant Rios and Eos Parish have ⟳ been dating five years and experienced their state’s stubbornness firsthand Friday when they were the first couple to arrive ⟳ at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse to be wed – and were the first to be turned away.”

CEFR level

C1

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See also

stubborns Stubbs Stubby stubby holder stubby Hubble stubby squid

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