intransigeant

== English == === Adjective === intransigeant (comparative more intransigeant, superlative most intransigeant) Alternative form of intransigent. === Noun === intransigeant (plural intransigeants) Alternative form of intransigent. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish intransigente at the end of the nineteenth century. By surface analysis, in- +‎ transiger +‎ -ant, literally “uncompromising”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃.zi.ʒɑ̃/ === Adjective === intransigeant (feminine intransigeante, masculine plural intransigeants, feminine plural intransigeantes) intransigent, unaccommodating Synonym: sévère Antonyms: indulgent, conciliant, accommodant, (uncommon) transigeant Near-synonym: impitoyable ==== Derived terms ==== intransigeance ==== Descendants ==== → English: intransigent→ German: intransigent → Romanian: intransigent === Further reading === “intransigeant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “intransigeant”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “intransigeant” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.