noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being stubborn. countable, uncountable

   "[H]appy is your Grace / That can tranſlate the ſtubbornneſſe of fortune / Into ſo quiet and ſo ſweet a ſtile."

2. 2
   resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires wordnet
3. 3
   the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome wordnet

Synonyms

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doggednessobstinacyobstinacypigheadednessself-willadamance

Antonyms

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give and take

Example

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"I've got my stubbornness from my father."

Etymology

From stubborn + -ness.

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