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Princeton's WordNet

  1. refractoriness, unmanageableness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancynoun

    the trait of being unmanageable

Wiktionary

  1. refractorinessnoun

    The quality of being refractory.

  2. Etymology: refractory + -ness

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Refractorinessnoun

    Sullen obstinacy.

    Etymology: from refractory.

    I did never allow any man’s refractoriness against the privileges and orders of the houses. Charles I .

    Great complaint was made by the presbyterian gang, of my refractoriness to obey the parliament’s order. Robert Sanderson.

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  1. refractoriness

    Refractoriness refers to a state or condition of a system, mechanism, or material being unresponsive or resistant to a particular stimulus, action, treatment, or process. It is often used in different fields such as medicine, material science, and biology. Its meaning might slightly differ depending on the context it's being used. For example, in medicine, it might refer to a state where a disease no longer responds to treatment, while in materials science, it refers to the ability of a material to withstand high temperatures without melting or decomposing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Refractorinessnoun

    the quality or condition of being refractory

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of refractoriness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of refractoriness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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