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Definitions for stubborn
ˈstʌb ərnstub·born
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word stubborn.
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
If we don't lead, future generations will not forgive us, they will want to know how we together could possibly have been so blind, so ideological, so dysfunctional and, frankly, so stubborn.
There have been signs that some stubborn supply chain pressures have started to ease, however, the energy crisis and reports of new checks causing delays at ports are challenging many firms in the sector.
But the hottest use of fermented foods is to burn stubborn fat.
Part of it is convincing the American people they need to try a new path and part of it is being stubborn in pushing through Matt Schlapp policy proposals.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
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- عنيدArabic
- ўпа́ртыBelarusian
- инатBulgarian
- tossutCatalan, Valencian
- tvrdohlavý, neústupnýCzech
- stædigDanish
- dickköpfig, sturGerman
- πεισματάρηςGreek
- obstinaEsperanto
- terco, testarudo, obstinado, cabezadura, cabezota, porfiadoSpanish
- کله شق, سمجPersian
- itsepäinenFinnish
- entêtée, borné, bornée, têtue, entêté, têtuFrench
- ceanndána, stalcachIrish
- rag, rag-mhuinealachScottish Gaelic
- עקשןHebrew
- अक्खड़, ज़िद्दी, हठीHindi
- makacs, konokHungarian
- համառArmenian
- keras kepalaIndonesian
- ostinata, testarda, testardo, ostinatoItalian
- עַקשָׁןHebrew
- 頑固Japanese
- ჯიუტიGeorgian
- 고집센Korean
- pertinaxLatin
- сво́еглав, твр́доглав, у́поренMacedonian
- hardnekkig, koppigDutch
- vrangvillig, staNorwegian
- upartyPolish
- ځيلی, خریPashto, Pushto
- cabeça-dura, teimosoPortuguese
- неусту́пчивый, упо́рный, насто́йчивый, упря́мый, упёртыйRussian
- tvrdoglav, тврдоглавSerbo-Croatian
- zarytý, zaťatý, tvrdošijný, neoblomný, úporný, tvrdohlavýSlovak
- trmast, trdoglavSlovene
- hardnackad, envisSwedish
- mkaidiSwahili
- మొండిTelugu
- впе́ртийUkrainian
- ہٹھیUrdu
- bướng bỉnhVietnamese
- bukêye, macté, tiestou, tiestowe, buké, mactêyeWalloon
- 倔强Chinese
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