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Meanings of unyieldingness in English

Portuguese
obstinação
Catalan
tossuderia

Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.

        obstinação
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        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