Definitions for stubborn
ˈstʌb ərnstub·born

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate(adj)

   tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

2. refractory, stubborn(adj)

   not responding to treatment

   "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. stubborn(Adjective)

   Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stubborn(adj)

   firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stubborn

   stub′orn, adj. immovably fixed in opinion: obstinate: persevering: steady: stiff: inflexible: hardy: not easily melted or worked.—v.t. (Keats) to make stubborn.—adv. Stubb′ornly.—n. Stubb′ornness.—adj. Stubb′orn-shaft′ed, having strong shafts or trunks. [A.S. styb, a stub.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stubborn in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stubborn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of stubborn in a Sentence

1. Gerard Mullin:

   But the hottest use of fermented foods is to burn stubborn fat.

2. Alexander Herzen:

   There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it.

3. Anuj Somany:

   A stubborn supporter to a particular political party is no different from a politician who keeps changing the party to fulfill own benefits only unless and until he is a demented gossipmonger.

4. Anne Lamott:

   Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work You don't give up.

5. Bruce Miller:

   We want to show what a hero really looks like - someone who is stubborn. They get knocked down; they get bruised, and they pick themselves up and try again.

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