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obstinate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈɒb.stɪ.nɪt/ (UK)
/ˈɑb.stə.nət/ (US)
(US) audio
/ˈɒb.stɪ.nət/ (UK)
/ˈɑb.stə.nɪt/ (US)
äb'stənət (US)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English obstinat(e) (“obstinate, stubborn”), from Latin obstinātus, perfect passive participle of obstinō (“set one's mind firmly upon, resolve”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ob (“before”) + *stinare, from stare (“to stand”). Doublet of ostinato.

Meanings

Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
- From this consideration it is that we have derived the custom, in times of war, to punish […] those who are obstinate to defend a place that by the rules of war is not tenable […] 1686, Montaigne, translated by Charles Cotton, That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defence of a fort that is not in reason to be defended:
- […] the junior Osborne was quite as obstinate as the senior: when he wanted a thing, quite as firm in his resolution to get it; and quite as violent when angered, as his father in his most stern moments 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 21, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
Of an inanimate object, not easily subdued or removed.
- 1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part IV, Chapter XXIX, Now it happened that Kasturbai […] had again begun getting haemorrhage, and the malady seemed to be obstinate.
- an obstinate blockage in the pipe
Of a facial feature or expression, fixed and unmoving.
- He had the same pile of curly hair, but he was clean-shaven with a heavy, obstinate jowl. 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most obstinate	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
obstinant		alternative, proscribed	lexicographic
more obstinate	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Translations (123)

sh ȕpōran (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · sh тврдо̀глав (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · be упа́рты (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · crh ilez (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ru упёртый (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · nb hardnakket (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ang stearcmōd (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · de starrköpfig (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · da obstinat (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · uk упе́ртий (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · bg упори́т (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ja 頑固な (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · es obcecado (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · tr muannit (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · sh tvrdòglav (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · la pervicāx (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ru стропти́вый (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · az inad (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · it ostinato (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ro încăpățânat (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ro obstinat (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · de hartnäckig ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed) · mi whakatuturi (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · eo obstina (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mk упорен (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ang stīþmōd (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · az inadkar (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · crh eriş (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · nrf entrîn (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · nl hardnekkig (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · tg саркаш (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · fr obstiné (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mi whātuturi (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · gd rag (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ga ceanntréan (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · uz sarkash (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · grc αὐθάδης (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ca obstinat (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mk своеглав (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mi pake (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · da hårdnakket (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · uz qaysar (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · fa لجوج (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · gl teimudo (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mi mōtohe (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · la obnixus (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · fi jästipäinen (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ro îndărătnic (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mi whakatohe (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · es porfiado (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · hu makacs ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed) · he עַקְשָׁן (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · bg упори́т ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed) · hi ज़िद्दी (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · bg твърдогла́в (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · cmn 頑固 /顽固 (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · de stur (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · la obstinātus (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ang ānwille (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · hu önfejű (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ca opiniós (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mi kōioio (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · pl uporczywy ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed) · nl obstinaat (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · br pennek (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · uk впе́ртий (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · vi cứng đầu (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · hu konok (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ota صارپ (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mi houkeke (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · nl koppig (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · fi jääräpäinen (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mk тврдоглав (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · gd rag-mhuinealach (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · cs tvrdohlavý (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · gl obstinado (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · tr inatçı (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ga dáigh (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mi hōkeke (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · de widerspenstig ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed) · mi whakatōkeke (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · pt obstinado (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · de widerborstig ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed) · hu hajthatatlan (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · nb sta (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · kk бірбеткей (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ko 완고하다 (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · fa سرسخت (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · sh у̏по̄ран (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ar مُتَعَنِّت (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · te మొండి (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · hi हठी (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ast neciu (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · sv obstinat (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · hu csökönyös (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · vi bướng bỉnh (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · es obstinado (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · pl zawzięty (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · uz oʻjar (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · fa یکدنده (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ga cruamhuineálach (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · sl trmast (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · hi अक्खड़ (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · fi sitkeä ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed) · pt persistente (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ar عَنِيد (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · pl uparty (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · am ግትር (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mi makiki (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · it pertinace (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ro persistent ((of inanimate things) not easily subdued or removed) · ru упря́мый (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · mk инаетлив (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ga stuacach (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · sv envis (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · cy ystyfnig (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · sk tvrdohlavý (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · nb obsternasig (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · de hartnäckig (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · hu makacs (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · ru твердоло́бый (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · sl trdovraten (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably) · pt pertinaz (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)

obstinate en · ADJ

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