hardleers

Meaning

1. obdurate, stubbornly refusing to change or learn
2. (archaic) having difficulties in learning

Concepts

hardline

hard-line

intransigent

obdurate

obstinate

restive

stubborn

unteachable

uneducable

Synonyms

koppig

onverzettelijk

weerbarstig

Koppig

ontoegeeflijk

recalcitrant

onbuigzaam

Translations

πωρωμένος

intransigent

hatnäckig

αδιάλλακτος

άκαμπτος

αμετανόητος

σκληρόκαρδος

intransigeant

têtu

opiniâtre

rétif

intransigente

intransigente

reaccionaria

halsstarrig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦɑrtˈleːrs/

Etymology

From hard (“hard”) + leer (“theory, teachings”) + -s (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Compare words like goedlachs and ouderwets.