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    STUBBORNNESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desiresplay

    Synonyms:

    bullheadedness; obstinacy; obstinance; pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("stubbornness" 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 "stubbornness"):

    impenitence; impenitency (the trait of refusing to repent)

    intransigence; intransigency (the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise)

    Derivation:

    stubborn (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The trait of being difficult to handle or overcomeplay

    Synonyms:

    mulishness; obstinacy; obstinance; stubbornness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("stubbornness" is a kind of...):

    intractability; intractableness (the trait of being hard to influence or control)

    Derivation:

    stubborn (not responding to treatment)

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