عَنِيد adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
مُتَعَنِّت adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Asturian

1 entries

neciu adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

inad adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
inadkar adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Belarusian

1 entries

упа́рты adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Breton

1 entries

pennek adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Bulgarian

3 entries

твърдогла́в adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
упори́т adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
упори́т adj ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed)

Catalan

2 entries

obstinat adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
opiniós adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

頑固 /顽固 adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Crimean Tatar

2 entries

eriş adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
ilez adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Czech

1 entries

tvrdohlavý adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Danish

2 entries

hårdnakket adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
obstinat adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Dutch

3 entries

hardnekkig adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
koppig adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
obstinaat adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Esperanto

1 entries

obstina adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Finnish

3 entries

jästipäinen adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
jääräpäinen adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
sitkeä adj ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed)

French

1 entries

obstiné adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Galician

2 entries

obstinado adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
teimudo adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

German

4 entries

hartnäckig adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
hartnäckig adj ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed)
starrköpfig adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
stur adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Hebrew

1 entries

עַקְשָׁן adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Hindi

3 entries

अक्खड़ adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
ज़िद्दी adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
हठी adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Hungarian

4 entries

csökönyös adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
hajthatatlan adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
konok adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
makacs adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Irish

4 entries

ceanntréan adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
cruamhuineálach adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
dáigh adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
stuacach adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Italian

2 entries

ostinato adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
pertinace adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Japanese

1 entries

頑固な adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Kazakh

1 entries

бірбеткей adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Korean

1 entries

완고하다 adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Latin

3 entries

obnixus adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
obstinātus adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
pervicāx adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Macedonian

4 entries

инаетлив adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
своеглав adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
тврдоглав adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
упорен adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Māori

4 entries

houkeke adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
hōkeke adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
kōioio adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
kōioio adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Norman

1 entries

entrîn adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

hardnakket adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
obsternasig adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
sta adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Old English

3 entries

stearcmōd adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
stīþmōd adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
ānwille adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

صارپ adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Persian

3 entries

سرسخت adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
لجوج adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
یکدنده adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Polish

3 entries

uparty adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
uporczywy adj ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed)
zawzięty adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Portuguese

3 entries

obstinado adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
persistente adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
pertinaz adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Romanian

4 entries

obstinat adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
persistent adj ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed)
încăpățânat adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
îndărătnic adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Russian

4 entries

стропти́вый adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
твердоло́бый adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
упря́мый adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
упёртый adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

rag adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
rag-mhuinealach adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

tvrdòglav adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
ȕpōran adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
тврдо̀глав adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
у̏по̄ран adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Slovak

1 entries

tvrdohlavý adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Slovene

2 entries

trdovraten adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
trmast adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Spanish

3 entries

obcecado adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
obstinado adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
porfiado adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Swedish

2 entries

envis adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
obstinat adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Tajik

1 entries

саркаш adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Telugu

1 entries

మొండి adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Turkish

1 entries

inatçı adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Ukrainian

2 entries

впе́ртий adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
упе́ртий adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Uzbek

3 entries

oʻjar adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
qaysar adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
sarkash adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Vietnamese

2 entries

bướng bỉnh adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
cứng đầu adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

Welsh

1 entries

ystyfnig adj (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

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You should reckon with his obstinate character.

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He was too obstinate, but on the other hand he was reliable.

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He became more obstinate as he grew older.

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He is the most obstinate child I have ever seen.

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