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Stubborn vs Pertinaciousness - What's the difference?

stubborn | pertinaciousness |

As an adjective stubborn

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

As a noun pertinaciousness is

the state or characteristic of being pertinacious.

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

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    Derived terms

    * stubbornly * stubbornness

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    pertinaciousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
  • *1805 , , Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist , Penguin Classics (1991), ISBN 9780140390797 p. 289:
  • *:I had too much experience of my father's pertinaciousness ever to hope for a change in his views.

    • Synonyms

    * pertinacity

    References

    *" pertinaciousness" at OneLook® Dictionary Search .