Synonyms for intransigency

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-tran-si-juh ns

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtræn sɪ dʒəns

Top 10 synonyms for intransigency

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Définition of intransigency

Origin : 1881, from French intransigeant, from Spanish los intransigentes, literally "those not coming to agreement," name for extreme republican party in the Spanish Cortes 1873-4, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + transigente "compromising," from Latin transigentem (nominative transigens), present participle of transigere "come to an agreement, accomplish, to carry through" (see transaction). Acquired its generalized sense in French.

noun stubbornness

Example sentences :

First, a dramatic discovery of the cause of the magters' intransigency.
Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison

First a dramatic discovery of the cause of the magters' intransigency.
Extract from : « Sense of Obligation » by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)

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