obdurate

Meaning

Adj

1. Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.
2. (obsolete) Physically hardened, toughened.
3. Hardened against feeling; hard-hearted.

Verb

To harden; to obdure.

Synonyms

obstinate

stubborn

disobedient

unyielding

flinty

wilful

headstrong

unrepentant

inflexible

stiff

flint

cussed

stony

relentless

granitic

unfeeling

rocky

inexorable

intractable

persistent

perverse

pigheaded

pig-headed

pitiless

rabid

rebellious

recalcitrant

refractory

reprobate

rigid

ruthless

self-willed

stark

steely

stiff necked

stiff-necked

stone

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strong

stubborn as a mule

unbending

uncompromising

unmanageable

unregenerate

unruly

unshakeable

become hard

not agreeing

adamant

unregenerated

bullheaded

Translations

opiniâtre

têtu

obstiné

terco

verstokt

halsstarrig

πωρωμένος

ostinato

impitoyable

σκληρόκαρδος

endurci

starrköpfig

αμετανόητος

inflexible

άκαμπτος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒbdʒʊɹɪt/

Etymology

First attested in the 1450's, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English obdurat(e), borrowed from Latin obdūrātus (“hardened”), perfect passive participle of obdūrō (“to harden”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ob- (“against”) + dūrō (“to harden, render hard”), from dūrus (“hard”). Compare durable, endure.