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Stubborn vs Impenitent - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between stubborn and impenitent

is that stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting while impenitent is not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard heart.

As a noun impenitent is

one who is not penitent.

stubborn

English

Adjective

(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.

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    * stubbornly * stubbornness

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    impenitent

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard heart.
  • * Bishop Hall
    • A careless and impenitent heart.
  • *1851 ,
  • *:“Captain Peleg,” said Bildad steadily, “thy conscience may be drawing ten inches of water, or ten fathoms, I can’t tell; but as thou art still an impenitent man, Captain Peleg, I greatly fear lest thy conscience be but a leaky one; and will in the end sink thee foundering down to the fiery pit, Captain Peleg.”

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is not penitent.

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