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STUBBORN definition: 1. A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of STUBBORN is unreasonably or perversely unyielding : mulish. How to use stubborn in a sentence. Stubborn as a Mule (Or Some Other Animal) Synonym Discussion of Stubborn.
STUBBORN meaning: 1. A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else: 2…. Learn more.
Use the adjective stubborn to describe someone who is not open to new ideas or ways of doing things, like your uncle who refuses to listen to any music made after 1990. Stubborn is the opposite of flexible.
Someone who is stubborn or who behaves in a stubborn way is determined to do what they want and is very unwilling to change their mind. He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way. His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination.
Definition of stubborn adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
stubborn and obstinate both imply resistance to advice, entreaty, protest, or force; but stubborn implies an innate characteristic and is the term usu. used when referring to inanimate things: a stubborn child; a stubborn lock; an obstinate customer.
The earliest known use of the adjective stubborn is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for stubborn is from around 1386, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator. stubborn is of uncertain origin. See etymology.
STUBBORN definition: determined not to change your ideas, plans, etc, although other people want you to. Learn more.
Synonyms for STUBBORN: adamant, steadfast, obstinate, hardened, intransigent, bullheaded, headstrong, wilful; Antonyms of STUBBORN: flexible, compliant, pliable, amenable, agreeable, obedient, acquiescent, docile.
