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Definitions for stubborn
ˈstʌb ərnstub·born
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Princeton's WordNet
stubborn, obstinate, unregenerateadjective
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
refractory, stubbornadjective
not responding to treatment
"a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"
Wiktionary
stubbornadjective
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
Webster Dictionary
Stubbornadjective
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
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.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stubborn in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stubborn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of stubborn in a Sentence
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.
I mean.?… I was in love, i loved him and we’re still friends. Sometimes, I wish he would have listened to me a little more, but he’s very stubborn and he likes to go his own way.
Either we are wise enough and accept genuine dialogue or we become stubborn, and one may rely on his weapons or his money or whatever, then there is a high risk of Burundi becoming like Somalia of the 90's.
Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail.
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.
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- عنيدArabic
- ўпа́ртыBelarusian
- инатBulgarian
- tossutCatalan, Valencian
- neústupný, tvrdohlavýCzech
- stædigDanish
- dickköpfig, sturGerman
- obstinaEsperanto
- cabezadura, terco, cabezota, testarudo, porfiado, obstinadoSpanish
- سمج, کله شقPersian
- itsepäinenFinnish
- borné, entêtée, entêté, bornée, têtue, têtuFrench
- stalcach, ceanndánaIrish
- rag-mhuinealach, ragScottish Gaelic
- עקשןHebrew
- अक्खड़, ज़िद्दी, हठीHindi
- konok, makacsHungarian
- համառArmenian
- keras kepalaIndonesian
- ostinata, ostinato, testarda, testardoItalian
- עַקשָׁןHebrew
- 頑固Japanese
- ჯიუტიGeorgian
- 고집센Korean
- pertinaxLatin
- твр́доглав, сво́еглав, у́поренMacedonian
- koppig, hardnekkigDutch
- vrangvillig, staNorwegian
- upartyPolish
- ځيلی, خریPashto, Pushto
- cabeça-dura, teimosoPortuguese
- неусту́пчивый, насто́йчивый, упёртый, упря́мый, упо́рныйRussian
- tvrdoglav, тврдоглавSerbo-Croatian
- tvrdohlavý, úporný, tvrdošijný, zaťatý, neoblomný, zarytýSlovak
- trdoglav, trmastSlovene
- hardnackad, envisSwedish
- mkaidiSwahili
- మొండిTelugu
- впе́ртийUkrainian
- ہٹھیUrdu
- bướng bỉnhVietnamese
- mactêye, buké, tiestowe, macté, bukêye, tiestouWalloon
- 倔强Chinese
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