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OBSTINANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
Synonyms:
bullheadedness; obstinacy; obstinance; pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("obstinance" is a kind of...):
firmness; firmness of purpose; resoluteness; resolution; resolve (the trait of being resolute)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "obstinance"):
impenitence; impenitency (the trait of refusing to repent)
intransigence; intransigency (the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise)
Derivation:
obstinate (persist stubbornly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
Synonyms:
mulishness; obstinacy; obstinance; stubbornness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("obstinance" is a kind of...):
intractability; intractableness (the trait of being hard to influence or control)
