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Princeton's WordNet
stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, mulishnessnoun
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-willnoun
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
Wiktionary
stubbornnessnoun
The state of being stubborn.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stubbornnessnoun
Obstinacy; vicious stoutness; contumacy; inflexibility.
Etymology: from stubborn.
Happy is your grace,
That can translate the stubbornness of fortune
Into so quiet and so sweet a style. William Shakespeare, As you like it.He chose a course least subject to envy, between stiff stubbornness and filthy flattery. John Hayward.
Patriots, in peace, assert the people’s right,
With noble stubbornness resisting might. Dryden.Stubbornness, and an obstinate disobedience, must be mastered with blows. John Locke.
It failed, partly by the accidents of a storm, and partly by the stubbornness or treachery of that colony for whose relief it was designed. Jonathan Swift.
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stubbornness
Stubbornness is a personality trait characterized by a persistent refusal to change one's attitude, behavior, or opinion, even in the face of opposing arguments, evidence, or persuasion. It is often associated with a strong determination and resolution not to change, indicating inflexibility and resistance to influence or control.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Stubbornness in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Stubbornness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Stubbornness in a Sentence
Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.
Stubbornness is not the opposite of leniency, but the extension of tolerance.
They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were they all fused into a single stubbornness.
In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
Stubbornness is also determination. It's simply a matter of shifting from won't power to will power.
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