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Meanings of unyieldingness in English

Portuguese
obstinação
Catalan
tossuderia

Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.

obstinação
Synonyms
Examples for "obduracy"
Examples for "obduracy"
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
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 unyieldingness in English
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
Frequent collocations
Translations for unyieldingness
Portuguese
obstinação
Unyieldingness through the time