obstinacy
(noun)
noun
1. the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
Similar word(s): mulishness, obstinance, stubbornness
Definition categories: attribute, intractability, intractableness
2. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
Similar word(s): bullheadedness, obstinance, pigheadedness, stubbornness
Definition categories: attribute, firmness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve
Sentences with obstinacy as a noun:
- He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.