obduracy

Definizione monolingua

obduracy

obduracy (plural obduracies)

1. The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, King Henry IV Part 2, act 2, sc. 2,

     Thou thinkest me as far in the devils
     book as thou and Falstaff for obduracy and
     persistency.

   • 1713, Nehemiah Walter, A discourse concerning the wonderfulness of Christ, Eleazer Phillips (Boston), p. 156,

     It might also serve to condemn the obduracy and hard-heartedness of the Jews, who relented not, when even the earth trembled and the rocks rent.

   • 1812, Percy Bysshe Shelley, ""On Leaving London for Wales,"" ln 5-6,

     True mountain Liberty alone may heal
     The pain which Customs obduracies bring.

   • 2007, Simon Hughes, ""Chanderpaul finally outwitted by master"" Telegraph.co.uk, 20 June,

     Chanderpauls obduracy might have broken lesser men, but Panesar more than matched him for relentlessness.

Definizione dizionario obduracy

inflessibilità

ostinazione

testardaggine

Altri significati:

The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.