English noun: stubbornness | |||
| 1. | stubbornness (attribute) the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome | ||
| Synonyms | mulishness, obstinacy, obstinance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intractability, intractableness | ||
| 2. | stubbornness (attribute) resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | ||
| Synonyms | bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | impenitence, impenitency, intransigence, intransigency | ||