obstinate — obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish, stiff necked, pigheaded, bullheaded are comparable when they mean fixed or unyielding by temperament or nature. Obstinate implies persistent adherence, especially against persuasion or attack, to … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Obstinate — Ob sti*nate, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see {Ob }) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Destine}.] 1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obstinate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) stubbornly refusing to change one s opinion or chosen course of action. 2) hard to deal with or overcome: an obstinate problem. DERIVATIVES obstinacy noun obstinately adverb. ORIGIN Latin obstinatus, from obstinare persist … English terms dictionary
obstinate — [äb′stə nət] adj. [ME < L obstinatus, pp. of obstinare, to resolve on < obstare, to stand against, oppose < ob (see OB ) + stare, to STAND] 1. unreasonably determined to have one s own way; not yielding to reason or plea; stubborn;… … English World dictionary
obstinate — index contentious, contumacious, difficult, disobedient, froward, immutable, impervious, implacable … Law dictionary
obstinate — (adj.) mid 14c., from L. obstinatus resolute, inflexible, stubborn, pp. of obstinare persist, stand stubbornly, set one s mind on, from ob by (see OB (Cf. ob )) + stinare, related to stare stand, from PIE root *sta to stand (see STET … Etymology dictionary
obstinate — [adj] stubborn, determined adamant, cantankerous, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, convinced, dead set on*, dogged, dogmatic, firm, hard, hardened, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, locked in* … New thesaurus
obstinate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French obstinat, Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare to be resolved, from ob in the way + stinare (akin to stare to stand) Date: 14th century 1. perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose … New Collegiate Dictionary
obstinate — ob|sti|nate [ˈɔbstınıt US ˈa:b ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of obstinare to be determined ] 1.) determined not to change your ideas, behaviour, opinions etc, even when other people think you are being unreasonable =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
obstinate — adjective 1 unreasonably refusing to change your ideas of behaviour, even though people try to persuade you: Harry was obstinate and wouldn t admit he was wrong. | a sulky, obstinate child | an obstinate refusal to face facts 2 (only before noun) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
