Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hardheaded en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From hard + headed. First appears c. mid-15th century in the writings of Osbern Bokenam.

Meanings

  1. Stubborn; wilful.
  2. Realistic; pragmatic.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hard-headed alternative lexicographic
hardestheaded Degree=Sup lexicographic
more hardheaded Degree=Cmp lexicographic
harderheaded Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most hardheaded Degree=Sup lexicographic

Coordinates

clearheaded · hardhearted · hardhearted

Deriveds

hardheadedly · hardheadedness

Relateds

hardhat · hardhead · thickheaded · boneheaded

Synonyms

thran · dogged · inflexible · mulish · hardheaded · uncompromising · intransigent · bent on · stubborn as a mule · sullen · certain · unyielding · bullheaded · willful · wilful · staunch · headstrong · peremptory · rigid · obstreperous · tenacious · resolved · bloody-minded · vehement · incalcitrant · pigheaded · insistent · thwart · grim · hard-hearted · refractory · steadfast · pertinacious · resolute · irrefragable · self-willed · immovable · inveterate · determined · untiring · persistent · tough · terminal · peevish · recalcitrant · chronic · ardent · hard-nosed · adamant · intrepid · stalwart · steady · truculent · stubborn · obstinate · obdurate · confirmed · intractable · unbending · diehard

Translations (21)

pt cabeçudo (stubborn) · nl pragmatisch (pragmatic) · es cabezadura (stubborn) · ja 頭が固い (stubborn) · fr têtu (stubborn) · gv creeney (pragmatic) · id keras kepala (stubborn) · es terco (stubborn) · ja 頑固 (stubborn) · sv kall (pragmatic) · tl tigas ng ulo (stubborn) · sv nykter (pragmatic) · sv beräknande (pragmatic) · nl koppig (stubborn) · bg практичен (pragmatic) · sv envis (stubborn) · cs tvrdohlavý (stubborn) · es porfiado (stubborn) · bg твърдоглав (stubborn) · es pragmático (pragmatic) · mk твр́доглав (stubborn)

wikipedia: Osbern Bokenam