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stubborn en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈstʌbɚn/ (General-American)
  • /ˈstʌbən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈstʊbən/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

From Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn, of uncertain origin; one hypothesis is that it may be from Old English *stybbor, from Old English stybb (“a stump, stub”) + -or (adjective-formation suffix, as in bitor, whence English bitter).

Meanings

  1. Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
    • Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
    • People are pretty stubborn about their political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
  2. Physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
    • Under his hand a stubborn latch sprung noisily […] 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most stubborn Degree=Sup lexicographic
more stubborn Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unstubborn · stubbornness · stubborn up · outstubborn · mule-stubborn · stubborn as a mule · stubbornly · stubborns

Synonyms

obdurate · contrary · perseverant · headstrong · disobedient · obstinate · wayward · adamant · undisciplined · enduring · rebellious · persistent · willful · insubordinate · unyielding

Translations (176)

ru упря́мый (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sk tvrdohlavý (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nl koppig (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · he עִקֵּשׁ (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ca tossut (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · hu makacs (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ccc kashtakulu (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mer ndemi (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nb vrangvillig (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nb sta (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · as গোঁৱাৰ (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ru упёртый (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · yue 固執 /固执 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · eo obstina (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · fr têtu (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mk сво́еглав (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mi upoko mārō (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · cmn 濃重 /浓重 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · vi ngoan cố (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · vi lì lợm (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nl halsstarrig (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · cy styfnig (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · fa کله شق (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · as আঁকোৰগোঁজ (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nl hardnekkig (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · vi bảo thủ (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ga stalcánta (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ota صارپ (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · pl uparty (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mi kakī mārō (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nrf r'calcitrant (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ro încăpățânat (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · fr entêté (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ca enterc (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · es obcecado (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · hy համառ (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · gl cornán (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ur ہٹھی (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ru насто́йчивый (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mi kōioio (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · qu thalu (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ka უდრეკი (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nb hardnakket (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · es cabezadura (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · az tərs (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nl eigenwijs (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · pt cabeça-dura (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · pt cabeçudo (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · br pennek (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · it testardo (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · vi bướng bỉnh (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · pt teimoso (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ps خری (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ko 고지식하다 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ko 고집이 세다 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · bg инат (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ga ceanndána (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · es necio (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ln mutu makasi (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · az inadkar (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mi taringa kōhatu (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · lv spītīgs (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · cmn 固執 /固执 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mk у́порен (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nn sta (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · yue 硬頸 /硬颈 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · es terco (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · hi अक्खड़ (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · la obstinātus (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · te మొండి (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mi mōtohe (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · fa سمج (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · de dickköpfig (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · gl cazurro (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · uz qaysar (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · id bebal (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sv hårdnackad (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · kk бірбеткей (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ms kepala batu (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · tl matigas ang ulo (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ru упо́рный (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · et kangekaelne (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ka შეუპოვარი (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · is þrjóskur (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mi whakangutungutu (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · cs tvrdohlavý (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · gd rag (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · tl malig-in (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · id keras kepala (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ja 頑固な (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · gl túzaro (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · cmn 頑固 /顽固 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · pt casmurro (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ru жестоковыйный (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · id kepala batu (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nrf vithouard (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · crh eriş (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · cs neústupný (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · wa tiestou (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · tl maliwaliwa (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · es tozudo (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · eu kaskagogor (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · de stur (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · hi ज़िद्दी (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mi taringa mārō (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · grc αὐθάδης (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mk твр́доглав (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · izh pero (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · gl testán (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · fi itsepäinen (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · he קְשֵׁה עֹרֶף (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ang ānwille (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · mi whakatohe (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · vi(refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ast neciu (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ms keras kepala (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · gd rag-mhuinealach (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · es cabezota (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · he עַקְשָׁן (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ru неусту́пчивый (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · pdt hoatnakich (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ps ځيلی (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ro îndărătnic (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ckb کەلە ڕەق (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · cmn 執拗 /执拗 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · wa macté (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sl trdoglav (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · es testarudo (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · be упа́рты (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · el πεισματάρης (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · pt turrão (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nn vrangviljug (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ka ჯიუტი (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · da stædig (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sk úporný (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ka კერპი (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · gl teimudo (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · it ostinato (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ca cabut (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · pdt baulstierich (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · grc σκληροτράχηλος (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · cmn 頑重 /顽重 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sh тврдо̀глав (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sk zaťatý (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · tr inatçı (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sh tvrdòglav (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · fa سرتق (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ar عَنِيد (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · am ግትር (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nrf hieux (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ca caparrut (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · yue 牛皮 (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sk tvrdošijný (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ga stalcach (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ro căpățânos (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sk zarytý (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · hi हठी (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · nn hardnakka (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · hu konok (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · fo stívrendur (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · tr muannit (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · fo treiskur (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sv envis (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sk neoblomný (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ms degil (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · haw nuha (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · es porfiado (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · es empecinado (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · wa buké (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · fr borné (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · lt užsispyręs (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · sl trmast (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · az inad (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ga stuacach (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · uk впе́ртий (refusing to move or change one's opinion) · ro căpos (refusing to move or change one's opinion)

stubborn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈstʌbɚn/ (General-American)
  • /ˈstʌbən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈstʊbən/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

From Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn, of uncertain origin; one hypothesis is that it may be from Old English *stybbor, from Old English stybb (“a stump, stub”) + -or (adjective-formation suffix, as in bitor, whence English bitter).

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) Stubbornness.
    • That takes a lot of stubborn for a seventy-something man. 2014, Victoria Hamilton, Muffin But Murder, →ISBN:
    • But I have to say that one thing you inherited from your mother is a whole lot of stubborn. 2003, Dana Stabenow, A Grave Denied, →ISBN, page 86:
    • Stubborn is not eating pizza out of a square pan because you know it won't taste as good as a round one. Stubborn is spending twelve thousand dollars to fix a five-hundred-dollar truck just because it's “your baby.” 2016, Ken Robert Baugh, Just Passing Time, →ISBN:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of stubborn disease (“a disease of citrus trees”).
    • With evidence that the causal agent of stubborn is spread by insects, control or prevention of this disease will prove more difficult than formerly thought to be. 1967, Walter Reuther, The Citrus Industry, Volume IV, →ISBN, page 129:
    • Sectorial infection of stubborn could be stable for long periods, but may be manifested once the trees are severely pruned, this causing the system spread of S. citri to other non-infected parts. 2012, Vincenzo Vacante, Uri Gerson, Integrated Control of Citrus Pests in the Mediterranean Region, →ISBN: