têtu

Meaning

stubborn, headstrong

Concepts

stubborn

obstinate

headstrong

obdurate

hardheaded

pigheaded

pig-headed

sledge

mulish

dogged

tenacious

wayward

bullhead

dour

froward

impatient

opinionated

pertinacious

sledgehammer

unregenerate

wilful

willful

self-opinionated

flint

balky

persistent

obstinate person

dry

disruptive

puritanical

refractory

deaf

stone-hammer

stony

cussed

stubborn as a mule

blockhead

unreformable

stone hammer

unrepentant

unswerving

hard

granitic

hot-headed

unyielding

mule

frightened

narrow-minded

flinty

Synonyms

obstiné

entêté

têtue

entêtée

opiniâtre

tenace

borné

bornée

volontaire

obstinément

inflexible

irréfléchi

difficile

pénible

rigide

solide

téméraire

courageux

tendu

cher

traîneau

🛷

durci

endurant

dur

bouledogue

ferme

Translations

obstinado

eigensinnig

inatçı

testarudo

testardo

hardnekkig

koppig

terco

ostinato

teimoso

stur

cocciuto

halsstarrig

ostinata

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɛ.ty/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: testu

Cognate with Walloon: tiestou

In summary

Inherited from Old French testu, from teste (“head”) + -u. Morphologically, from tête + -u. Compare Walloon tiestou.