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Obduracy vs Stubborn - What's the difference?

obduracy | stubborn |

As a noun obduracy

is the state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.

As an adjective stubborn is

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

obduracy

English

Noun

(obduracies)
  • The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
  • *1598 , , King Henry IV Part 2 , act 2, scene 2,
  • *:Thou thinkest me as far in the devil's
    book as thou and Falstaff for obduracy and
    persistency.
  • *1713 , Nehemiah Walter, A discourse concerning the wonderfulness of Christ , Eleazer Phillips (Boston), page 156,
  • *:It might also serve to condemn the obduracy and hard-heartedness of the Jews, who relented not, when even the earth trembled and the rocks rent.
  • *1812 , , "On Leaving London for Wales," ln 5-6,
  • *:True mountain Liberty alone may heal
    The pain which Custom's obduracies bring.
  • *2007 , Simon Hughes, " Chanderpaul finally outwitted by master" Telegraph.co.uk, 20 June,
  • *:Chanderpaul's obduracy might have broken lesser men, but Panesar more than matched him for relentlessness.

    • Related terms

    *obdurate

    References

    * * * *Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989)

    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.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * stubbornly * stubbornness

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