obstinacy (noun)
1obstinacy — obstinate ► ADJECTIVE 1) stubbornly refusing to change one s opinion or chosen course of action. 2) hard to deal with or overcome: an obstinate problem. DERIVATIVES obstinacy noun obstinately adverb. ORIGIN Latin obstinatus, from obstinare… …
2obstinacy — noun (plural cies) Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality or state of being obstinate ; stubbornness b. the quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue < the obstinacy of tuberculosis > 2. an instance of being obstinate …
3obstinacy — noun The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity …
4obstinacy — noun Zach s obstinacy contributed to his unfavorable performance evaluation Syn: stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, obduracy, mulishness, pigheadedness, willfulness, contrariness, perversity, recalcitrance, refractoriness …
5obstinacy — noun (U) an unreasonable determination not to change your mind …
6obstinacy — noun 1. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires • Syn: ↑stubbornness, ↑bullheadedness, ↑obstinance, ↑pigheadedness, ↑self will • Derivationally related forms: ↑pigheaded (for …
7obstinacy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Refusal to comply Nouns 1. obstinacy, stubbornness, tenacity, doggedness; obduracy, obduration, insistence, resolution; intransigency, immovability, inflexibility, hardness, willpower; self will, will of …
8obstinacy — /ˈɒbstənəsi/ (say obstuhnuhsee) noun (plural obstinacies) 1. the quality or state of being obstinate. 2. obstinate adherence to purpose, opinion, etc. 3. stubborn persistence: the soldiers fought with incredible obstinacy. 4. unyielding nature,… …
9obstinacy — ob|sti|na|cy [ abstınəsi ] noun uncount the quality of being unwilling to be reasonable and change your behavior, plans, or ideas: STUBBORNNESS …
10obstinacy — UK [ˈɒbstɪnəsɪ] / US [ˈɑbstɪnəsɪ] noun [uncountable] the quality of being unwilling to be reasonable and change your behaviour, plans, or ideas …
