stiff-necked

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (literally) Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis
2. (figuratively) Stubborn and arrogant.

Concepten

halsstarrig

hardnekkig

Synoniemen

stubborn

obstinate

tenacious

tough

refractory

dogged

doggedly

do-or-die

froward

haughty

inflexible

insistent

intractable

intransigent

mulish

obdurate

obstinately

persevering

persistent

pertinacious

pertinaciously

perverse

recalcitrant

stubbornly

contrarious

adamantine

strongheaded

besetting

bulldog

bullheaded

confirmed

Vertalingen

hartnäckig

cocciuto

guindé

obstiné

intransigeant

tenace

farouchement

opiniâtre

mordicus

obstinée

acharnée

tenace

testardo

persisto

cabeça-dura

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Zweeds: styvnackad

Verwant aan Oudgrieks: σκληροτράχηλος

Verwant aan Russisch: жестоковыйный

Verwant aan Duits: halsstarrig

In summary

From stiff + neck + -ed.
(figurative): Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Swedish styvnackad, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj), German halsstarrig etc.