Definitions for obstinacy
ˈɒb stə nə siob·sti·na·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, mulishnessnoun

   the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

2. stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-willnoun

   resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obstinacynoun

   The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

   He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obstinacynoun

   Stubbornness; contumacy; pertinacy; persistency.

   Etymology: obstination, Fr. obstinatio, Lat. from obstinate.

   Chusing rather to use all extremities, which might drive men to desperate obstinacy, than to apply moderate remedies. Charles I .

   Most writers use their words loosely and uncertainly, and do not make plain and clear deductions of words one from another, which were not difficult to do, did they not find it convenient to shelter their ignorance, or obstinacy, under the obscurity of their terms. John Locke.

   What crops of wit and honesty appear,
   From spleen, from obstinacy, hate or fear. Alexander Pope, Ess.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obstinacy

   Obstinacy is the quality of being stubborn or refusing to change one's opinion, behavior, or course of action, often in spite of reasons or arguments suggesting that one should. It is often characterized by inflexibility, persistence, and non-cooperation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Obstinacynoun

   a fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy

2. Obstinacynoun

   the quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obstinacy

   1. To stick to your favorite lie or truth because you know you are wrong in either case. 2. The ego's peacock-plumes.

Matched Categories

1. • Intractability
   • Resoluteness

How to pronounce obstinacy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of obstinacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of obstinacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of obstinacy in a Sentence

1. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche:

   Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces obstinacy, it sharpens the sense of alienation and strengthens the power of resistance.

2. Voltaire, Candide:

   [Optimism is] the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.

3. Clifford V. Villalon:

   Obstinacy is dangerous and destructive when human actions are derailed for good cause.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obstinacy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obstinacy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=obstinacy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstinacy
6. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=obstinacy