stubbornness

noun
/ˈstʌbən(n)əs/UK/ˈstʌbɚn(n)əs/US

Etymology

From stubborn + -ness.

  1. inherited from stybb — “a stump, stub
  2. inherited from *stybbor
  3. inherited from stiborne
  4. formed as stubbornness — “stubborn + -ness

Definitions

  1. The state of being stubborn.

    • [H]appy is your Grace / That can tranſlate the ſtubbornneſſe of fortune / Into ſo quiet and ſo ſweet a ſtile.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stubbornness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA