stubborn

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn, of uncertain origin; one hypothesis is that it may be from Old English *stybbor, from Old English stybb (“a stump, stub”) + -or (adjective-formation suffix, as in bitor, whence English bitter). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstʌbɚn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstʌbən/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈstʊbən/ Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ)n Hyphenation: stub‧born === Adjective === stubborn (comparative more stubborn, superlative most stubborn) Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something. Physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked. ==== Synonyms ==== willful, headstrong, wayward, obstinate, obdurate, contrary, disobedient, insubordinate, undisciplined, adamant, unyielding, rebellious See also Thesaurus:obstinate, perseverant, persistent, enduring ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === stubborn (uncountable) (informal) Stubbornness. Ellipsis of stubborn disease (“a disease of citrus trees”). === Further reading === “stubborn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “stubborn”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “stubborn”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.