obduracy

== English == === Etymology === From obdurate +‎ -cy. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒb.dʊ.ɹə.si/, /-djʊ-/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑbdʊɹəsi/, /-djʊ-/ === Noun === obduracy (plural obduracies) The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible. ==== Related terms ==== obdurate (adjective) ==== Translations ==== === References === Noah Webster (1828), “obduracy”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (J–Z), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC. “obduracy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “obduracy”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)