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