Obstinacy

Quick meaning: Obstinacy is a noun meaning The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

Meaning

The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

More Meanings

1. (countable, collective) A group of bison; the collective noun for bison.

Example Sentences

He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.

"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.

Word Forms

• obstinacies
• obstinance
• obstinancy

Synonyms for obstinacy

Depending on context, synonyms include conviction, insistence, recalcitrance, stubbornness, tenacity, doggedness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stubbornness, mulishness, obstinance, bullheadedness, self-will, pigheadedness.

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