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Stubbornness

//ˈstʌbən(n)əs// noun

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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

Etymology

From stubborn + -ness.

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