obstinacy

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• Obstinacy — Ob sti*na*cy, n. [See {Obstinate}.] 1. A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• obstinacy — index contempt (disobedience to the court), contest (dispute), reluctance, resistance, resolution (decision), tenacity …   Law dictionary

• obstinacy — (n.) late 14c., from M.L. obstinatia, from obstinatus (see OBSTINATE (Cf. obstinate)) …   Etymology dictionary

• obstinacy — [äb′stə nə sē] n. [ME obstinacie < ML obstinatia, for L obstinatio] 1. the state or quality of being obstinate; specif., a) stubbornness b) resistance to treatment; persistence, as of a disease 2. pl. obstinacies an obstinate act, attitude,… …   English World dictionary

• Obstinacy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obstinacy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obstinateness obstinateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy tenacity Sgm: N 1 cussedness cussedness =>(U.S.) Sgm: N 1 perseverance perseverance &c. 604a …   English dictionary for students

• obstinacy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Refusal to comply Nouns 1. obstinacy, stubbornness, tenacity, doggedness; obduracy, obduration, insistence, resolution; intransigency, immovability, inflexibility, hardness, willpower; self will, will of …   English dictionary for students

• obstinacy — noun (plural cies) Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality or state of being obstinate ; stubbornness b. the quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue < the obstinacy of tuberculosis > 2. an instance of being obstinate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• obstinacy — /ob steuh neuh see/, n., pl. obstinacies for 5. 1. the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness. 2. unyielding or stubborn adherence to one s purpose, opinion, etc. 3. stubborn persistence: The garrison fought on with incredible… …   Universalium

• obstinacy — noun The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity …   Wiktionary

• obstinacy — ob·sti·na·cy äb stə nə sē n, pl cies the quality or state of being obstinate <the obstinacy of tuberculosis> …   Medical dictionary

• obstinacy — noun Zach s obstinacy contributed to his unfavorable performance evaluation Syn: stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, obduracy, mulishness, pigheadedness, willfulness, contrariness, perversity, recalcitrance, refractoriness …   Thesaurus of popular words