Antonyms for stubbornness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : stuhb-ern

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstʌb ərn

Definition of stubbornness

Origin : late 14c., of uncertain origin. Earliest form is stiborn. OED, Liberman doubt any connection with stub (n.). Related: Stubbornly; stubbornness.

noun determination

Example sentences :

So, thanks to your own stubbornness, you have nobody that will receive you but your uncle Antony.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

The stubbornness of the troops, the stubbornness of General Thomas saved the day.
Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

"That's my hoss by right," said the negro, with a trace of stubbornness in his tone.
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

On week days she would toil with the stubbornness of an animal.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

With the stubbornness of despair, he had taken her in his arms.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

Crawford had inherited a portion of his father's stubbornness; he was determined, she knew.
Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

It was Jason's own stubbornness that was wearing Johnson down.
Extract from : « Zero Data » by Charles Saphro

"I am not obliged to say," she answered, with a stubbornness equal to his own, whatever that might prove.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

Well, 'Duke is a liberal-hearted fellow, with all his stubbornness.
Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper

For it is not always laziness or stubbornness that makes them different.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Maya the Bee » by Waldemar Bonsels

Synonyms for stubbornness

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