Definition of
1
[ noun ] the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

Synonyms

stubbornness mulishness obstinance

Related terms

intractability

2
[ noun ] resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

Synonyms

stubbornness self-will pigheadedness obstinance bullheadedness

Related terms

resoluteness intransigency impenitence obstinate

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Rhymes with

intimacy legitimacy illegitimacy fantasy ecstasy courtesy tennessee fantasy intricacy adequacy celibacy lunacy odyssey literacy illiteracy delicacy meritocracy autocracy advocacy aristocracy geodesy candidacy policy piracy primacy pharmacy fallacy idiosyncrasy conspiracy embassy papacy prophecy privacy democracy delicacy degeneracy theocracy bureaucracy hypocrisy argosy idiocy fussy secrecy inadequacy confederacy immediacy debussy supremacy diplomacy legacy leprosy confederacy accuracy inaccuracy hussy pleurisy heresy jealousy

Phonetic and Homophones

AA1 B S T AH0 N AH0 S IY0

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obstinately obstinate obstetric obstinance obstetrical obstacle obesity obstetrician oboist obstetrics

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