- obdurateness
- noun see obdurate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
obdurateness
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obdurateness — obdurate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ stubbornly refusing to change one s opinion or course of action. DERIVATIVES obduracy noun obdurately adverb obdurateness noun. ORIGIN Latin obduratus, from durare harden … English terms dictionary
Obdurateness — Obdurate Ob du*rate, a. [L. obduratus, p. p. of obdurare to harden; ob (see Ob )+ durare to harden, durus hard. See {Dure}.] 1. Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard hearted; stubbornly wicked. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obdurateness — See obdurately. * * * … Universalium
obdurateness — noun The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness … Wiktionary
obdurateness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly inflexible: die hardism, grimness, implacability, implacableness, incompliance, incompliancy, inexorability, inexorableness, inflexibility, inflexibleness, intransigence,… … English dictionary for students
obdurateness — É‘bdjÉ™rÉ™tnɪs / É’bdjÊŠr n. stubbornness … English contemporary dictionary
obdurateness — ob·du·rate·ness … English syllables
obdurateness — noun see obdurate I … Useful english dictionary
obdurate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin obduratus, past participle of obdurare to harden, from ob against + durus hard more at during Date: 15th century 1. a. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing b. hardened in feelings 2. resistant to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
obdurate — obdurately, adv. obdurateness, n. /ob doo rit, dyoo /, adj. 1. unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. 2. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner. [1400 50; late ME… … Universalium
