Synonyms for obstinateness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ob-stuh-nit |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒb stə nɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for obstinateness
- impulsiveness
- indocility
- intemperanc
- intractability
- intractableness
- lawlessness
- mulishness
- obstinacy
- obstinance
- obstreperousness
- orneriness
- pertinaciousness
- pertinacity
- perverseness
- perversity
- pigheadedness
- purpose
- rebelliousness
- recalcitrance
- recalcitrancy
- recklessness
- refractoriness
- reluctance
- tenaciousness
- tenacity
- uncontrollability
- uncontrollableness
- ungovernableness
- unmanageability
- untowardness
- waywardness
- wildness
- willfulness
Définition of obstinateness
Origin :- mid-14c., from Latin obstinatus "resolute, resolved, determined, inflexible, stubborn," past participle of obstinare "persist, stand stubbornly, set one's mind on," from ob "by" (see ob-) + stinare, related to stare "stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Obstinately.
- noun unruliness
- noun obstinacy
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