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Meanings of obduracy in English

Portuguese
obstinação
Catalan
tossuderia

Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.

obstinação
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Examples for "unyieldingness"
Examples for "unyieldingness"
1
The thought is troubling my mind that she has a narrow heart, and that in this lies the secret of her unyieldingness.
Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland
2
Then something in the strong, clear voice, the square unyieldingness of shoulders, the body massive and forceful, caused her to draw hastily away.
Patsy
3
That quiet strength of will in so soft a creature- awillopposed to his will-hadbrought him up against the unyieldingness of the world.
The Mating of Lydia
1
Denton's vocal adamance made clear that he was out of step with public sentiment long before the Hogan case came to court.
The Guardian
2
"It's true!" The adamance of my father's voice indicated that he, at least, believed it.
Boy’s Life
Usage of obduracy in English
1
The struggle between them, Frances constant in her obduracy, lasted several months.
She Stands Accused
2
But a glance at conditions may explain the cause of his obduracy.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
3
He did not like this mulishness, this almost ostentatious look of obduracy.
Misery
4
That equivocation and obduracy are being egged on by venomous Irish revisionism.
The Irish Times
5
He is inflexible, yet his very obduracy increases my love a hundred-fold.
Taken Alive
6
He sat in massive obduracy, relentlessly watching his sister's worn white face.
Greatheart
7
You see how easy it is to forget the obduracy of the past?
11/22/63
8
Nor need you expatiate to me upon the obduracy of the Aylett pride.
At Last: A Novel
9
But hers was not the calmness of obduracy, but of innocence.
Rattlin the Reefer
10
Her father no longer poured hurricanes of wrath upon her for her obduracy.
The Swindler and Other Stories
11
Chipperfield's Hepworth Gallery has a rock-like obduracy that is anything but.
The Guardian
12
Forgive me my obduracy, as from my soul I forgive you.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
13
Mr. Graham recovered; but his old pride and obduracy did not come back.
The Telegraph Boy
14
His obduracy made no impression on her, for she was free from doubts.
The Law-Breakers and Other Stories
15
In the obduracy of his heart, Cain spake: O Lord of the world!
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1
16
Even Nick Compton, for whom obduracy might be a middle name, took a view.
The Guardian
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Portuguese
obstinação
Obduracy through the time
Obduracy across language varieties
United Kingdom
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