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