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Meanings of
obstinacy
in inglês
português
obstinação
catalão
tossuderia
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Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires.
stubbornness
mulishness
pigheadedness
bullheadedness
obstinance
self-will
português
obstinação
Synonyms
Examples for "
stubbornness
"
stubbornness
mulishness
pigheadedness
bullheadedness
obstinance
Examples for "
stubbornness
"
1
The natural
stubbornness
on which he had counted hardened in her face.
2
Don't think I am not aware of the source of your
stubbornness
.
3
Some call this principle, a kind of
stubbornness
the hard left admire.
4
I've got a bit of faith in the
stubbornness
of human nature.
5
But he doesn't say this; he has a
stubbornness
to match hers.
1
He did not like this
mulishness
,
this almost ostentatious look of obduracy.
2
And Lanyard shrugged appreciation of the futility of more contention against such
mulishness
.
3
The acute form of this
mulishness
is writer's block.
4
I shall not tell the name of the book (mere
mulishness
!
)
5
Separate honor from
mulishness
if you can.
1
Oh, you've got some of the old man's
pigheadedness
,
have you?
2
For all his
pigheadedness
,
Toby had a base, savage cunning.
3
Between Nate's
pigheadedness
and her responsibilities, she hadn't had much play in her life.
4
Gee, labor is unrestful... and gee, the
pigheadedness
of bosses!
5
I could still recall the words she had used, 'selfishness' and
'
pigheadedness
'
were merely two.
1
Then he thought it up, and we break through his
bullheadedness
.
2
Do you know what you've done with your
bullheadedness
?
3
Presson understood better, but could not forgive the
bullheadedness
that seemed to be wrecking their political plans.
4
The understaffing of the reconstruction and the lack of post-combat planning wasn't the result merely of Donald Rumsfeld's
bullheadedness
.
5
Other was plain, human
bullheadedness
.
1
And Jennie's cocky
obstinance
indicated she was aware of it.
2
Ferrell's Lars is a character whose
obstinance
makes it hard to root for him.
3
But the urgency outside has only met a wall of politics and
obstinance
inside the convention centre.
4
Her eyes were glittery with renewed
obstinance
.
1
It needs much discipline and watchfulness; it excludes all
self
-
will
and selfishness.
2
Johnson asserted the power of intellect and
self
-
will
over mind and body.
3
There is music in heaven, because in music there is no
self
-
will
.
4
In this case, the bondage of
self
-
will
is found to be absolute.
5
There was neither
self
-
will
,
perverseness, nor antagonism, in this; but paralysis instead.
Usage of
obstinacy
in inglês
1
There is something awful in the
obstinacy
of the assaults upon us.
2
The general's patience was gradually vanishing in the face of such
obstinacy
.
3
That, and a good portion of
obstinacy
,
he thought with a smile.
4
Wherever they passed, there did the fight augment in
obstinacy
and fury.
5
The girl comprehended without hearing, and shook her head in sullen
obstinacy
.
6
I sense more here than simple stubbornness, more even than sinful
obstinacy
.
7
The old woman stuck to her guns with the
obstinacy
of age.
8
The Imperials refused to break; Ullen had to admire their inspired
obstinacy
.
9
Perhaps Shairez was about to explain that
obstinacy
of theirs to him.
10
Her ivory forehead was wrinkled charmingly in a little frown of
obstinacy
.
11
And there was a sort of dull, lifeless
obstinacy
in his voice.
12
And the
obstinacy
of monarchs is not as that of other men.
13
But she had steeled herself to
obstinacy
against him in all things.
14
You are only lowering yourself in my estimation by showing this
obstinacy
.
15
It is downright
obstinacy
-
forgive
me
for saying so-topersist in your refusal.
16
He looked at the fixed
obstinacy
of the Archdeacon's face and said:
Other examples for "obstinacy"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
obstinacy
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
own obstinacy
such obstinacy
sheer obstinacy
dog obstinacy
great obstinacy
More collocations
Translations for
obstinacy
português
obstinação
catalão
tossuderia
caparrudesa
entercament
tossudesa
obstinació
porfídia
entestament
testarrudesa
Obstinacy
through the time
Obstinacy
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare