obstinacy |
headstrongness |
As nouns the difference between obstinacy and headstrongness
is that
obstinacy is the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness while
headstrongness is the property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
obstinacy |
fortitude |
As nouns the difference between obstinacy and fortitude
is that
obstinacy is the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness while
fortitude is mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.
stiff |
obstinacy |
As nouns the difference between stiff and obstinacy
is that
stiff is an average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a
working stiff''''' or ''lucky '''stiff while
obstinacy is the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
As an adjective stiff
is of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.
As a verb stiff
is to fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
obstinacy |
obduracy |
As nouns the difference between obstinacy and obduracy
is that
obstinacy is the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness while
obduracy is the state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
obstinacy |
balkiness |
As nouns the difference between obstinacy and balkiness
is that
obstinacy is the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness while
balkiness is the state or quality of being balky.
adamant |
obstinacy |
As nouns the difference between adamant and obstinacy
is that
adamant is an imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness while
obstinacy is the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
As an adjective adamant
is firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
contumacy |
obstinacy |
Synonyms |
Contumacy is a synonym of obstinacy.
As nouns the difference between contumacy and obstinacy
is that
contumacy is disobedience, resistance to authority while
obstinacy is the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
obstinacy |
resoluteness |
Synonyms |
Obstinacy is a synonym of resoluteness.
As nouns the difference between obstinacy and resoluteness
is that
obstinacy is the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness while
resoluteness is the state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.
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