stubbornness

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English

Etymology

From stubborn +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

Noun

stubbornness (countable and uncountable, plural stubbornnesses)

  1. The state of being stubborn.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obstinacy
    • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 190, column 1:
      appy is your Grace / That can tranſlate the ſtubbornneſſe of fortune / Into ſo quiet and ſo ſweet a ſtile.
    • 2015 June 30, Eliott C. McLaughlin, “Despite same-sex marriage ruling, spasms of resistance persist”, in CNN‎:
      Brant Rios and Eos Parish have been dating five years and experienced their state’s stubbornness firsthand Friday when they were the first couple to arrive at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse to be wed – and were the first to be turned away.

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