different between stubbornness vs obstinacy
stubbornness
English
Etymology
stubborn +? -ness
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?st?b?n(n)?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?st?b?n(n)?s/
Noun
stubbornness (countable and uncountable, plural stubbornnesses)
- The state of being stubborn.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obstinacy
Translations
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obstinacy
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??bst?n?si/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bst?n?si/
Etymology
obstinate +? -cy
Alternative forms
- (proscribed) obstinance, obstinancy
Noun
obstinacy (countable and uncountable, plural obstinacies)
- The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
- He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.
- 1839, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, ch. 44,
- "I don't know where," replied the girl.
- "Then I do," said Sikes, more in the spirit of obstinacy than because he had any real objection.
- 1877, Leo Tolstoy (author), David Magarshack (translator), Anna Karenina, part 6, ch 12,
- His hand closed, he drew back, and his face assumed a still more stubborn expression.
- "For you it's a matter of obstinacy," she said, looking intently at him and suddenly finding the right word for the expression of his face which exasperated her so much.
Synonyms
- conviction, insistence, recalcitrance, stubbornness, tenacity
- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
Translations
See also
- determination, perseverance
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