intransigent

== English == === Alternative forms === intransigeant === Etymology === Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) +‎ agō (“to do”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/, /ɪnˈtɹæn.zə.d͡ʒənt/ Hyphenation: in‧tran‧si‧gent === Adjective === intransigent (comparative more intransigent, superlative most intransigent) Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn. Antonyms: moderate, reasonable, transigent (uncommon) Near-synonyms: intractable; see also Thesaurus:obstinate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: intransigent ==== Translations ==== === Noun === intransigent (plural intransigents) A person who is intransigent. Synonym: intransigentist ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “intransigent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “intransigent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Catalan == === Etymology === From in- +‎ transigent. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === intransigent m or f (masculine and feminine plural intransigents) intransigent ==== Derived terms ==== intransigència === Further reading === “intransigent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English intransigent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪntʁanziˈɡɛnt/ === Adjective === intransigent (strong nominative masculine singular intransigenter, comparative intransigenter, superlative am intransigentesten) (higher register) intransigent Synonyms: unbeugsam, unnachgiebig ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Intransigenz === Further reading === “intransigent” in Duden online “intransigent”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French intransigeant. === Adjective === intransigent m or n (feminine singular intransigentă, masculine plural intransigenți, feminine/neuter plural intransigente) uncompromising (person) ==== Declension ====