Devoted vs Stubborn - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between devoted and stubborn

is that devoted is vowed; dedicated; consecrated while stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

is past tense of devote.

(en adjective)

Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.

Zealous; characterized by devotion.

(obsolete) cursed; doomed.

* devotedly * devotedness

(head)

(devote)

(er)

Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?

Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.

* See also

* stubbornly * stubbornness

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