inflexibleness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English inflexible Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inflexibleness From inflexible + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The quality or state of being inflexible
- (uncountable) Obstinacy of will or temper; firmness of purpose that will not yield to importunity or persuasion; unbending pertinacity.