Associations to the word «Obstinate»
Noun
- Refusal
- Heretic
- Perseverance
- Adherence
- Mule
- Stiff
- Resistance
- Valour
- Prejudice
- Disposition
- Assailant
- Temper
- Persistence
- Sinner
- Heresy
- Cruel
- Continuance
- Fond
- Pig
- Inclination
- Blindness
- Determination
- Donkey
- Cuff
- Cough
- Folly
- Insistence
- Persuasion
- Ulcer
- Defiance
- Hannibal
- Silence
- Briton
- Ignorant
- Supernatural
- Courage
- Contrary
- Athenian
- Narrow
- Insurrection
- Sancho
- Indifference
- Spite
- Stupid
- Zeal
- Chin
- Denial
- Hatred
- Contradiction
- Remedy
- Practise
- Conviction
- Cure
- Obedience
Adjective
Wiktionary
OBSTINATE, adjective. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
OBSTINATE, adjective. Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.
Dictionary definition
OBSTINATE, verb. Persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments".
OBSTINATE, adjective. Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
OBSTINATE, adjective. Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
OBSTINATE, adjective. Resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.