Definition of obstinate Obstinate

/ɑˈbstʌnʌt/ - [abstunut] - ob•sti•nate

We found 9 definitions of obstinate from 6 different sources.

What does obstinate mean?

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Verb

obstineats, obstineating, obstineaten

obstinate - persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

hang in, persevere, hang on, persist, hold on be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

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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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

obstinate (a.)
Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness.
obstinate (a.)
Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

obstinate
Persisting in a reactionary stand.
obstinate
Resistant to guidance or discipline.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

obstinate
ob′sti-nāt, adj. blindly or excessively firm: unyielding: stubborn: not easily subdued or remedied.—ns. Ob′stinacy, Ob′stinateness, the condition of being obstinate: excess of firmness: stubbornness: fixedness that yields with difficulty, as a disease.—adv. Ob′stinately. [L. obstināre, -ātum—ob, in the way of, stāre, to stand.]