Definitions for stubborn
ˈstʌb ərnstub·born

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

1. stubborn, obstinate, unregenerateadjective

   tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

2. refractory, stubbornadjective

   not responding to treatment

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

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. stubbornadjective

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

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

1. 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(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. State John Kerry:

   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.

2. Rhys Herbert:

   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.

3. Gerard Mullin:

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

4. Ronald Reagan:

   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.

5. John Adams:

   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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