obstinacy
nounUS /ˈɑbstɪnəsi/ · UK /ˈɒbstɪnəsi/
Etymology From obstinate + -cy.
1
The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
- He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.
- "I don't know where," replied the girl. "Then I do," said Sikes, more in the spirit of obstinacy than because he had any real objection.1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 44, in Oliver Twist:
1 more example
- 1877, Leo Tolstoy (author), David Magarshack (translator), Anna Karenina, part 6, ch 12, His hand closed, he drew back, and his face assumed a still more stubborn expression. "For you it's a matter of obstinacy," she said, looking intently at him and suddenly finding the right word for the expression of his face which exasperated her so much.
2
Collective A group of bison; the collective noun for bison.
- Synonyms
- conviction, insistence, recalcitrance, stubbornness, tenacity, obstinacy, doggedness, pertinacity, self-will, resolve, temerity, vehemence, intransigence, pigheadedness
- Related terms
- determination, perseverance, persistence, resolution, steadfastness, sticktoitiveness, mumpsimus, obstinate, persevere