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.