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Meaning of Stubbornness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈstʌbən(n)əs

Definitions

The state of being stubborn.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية العناد عناد
Azərbaycanca inadkarlıq
Català tossuderia
Dansk stædighed
Esperanto obstino
Français entêtement
Gaeilge ceanndánacht
Galego teimosía
עברית עקשנות
Íslenska þrjóska
한국어 고집 미련 악착 완고
Kurdî înat
Latina obstinatio
Nederlands halsstarrigheid
Português teimosia
Slovenčina tvrdohlavosť
Türkçe inat inatçılık ısrar taannüt
Українська упе́ртість
اردو اصرار 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
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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