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PRONUNCIATION OF OBDURACY

obduracy  [ˈɒbdjʊrəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBDURACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obduracy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OBDURACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obduracy in the English dictionary

The definition of obduracy in the dictionary is If you accuse someone of obduracy, you think their refusal to change their decision or opinion is unreasonable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBDURACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
aristocracy
ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsɪ
bureaucracy
bjʊəˈrɒkrəsɪ
confederacy
kənˈfɛdərəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
curacy
ˈkjʊərəsɪ
degeneracy
dɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
heresy
ˈhɛrəsɪ
hypocrisy
hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ
idiosyncrasy
ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkrəsɪ
illiteracy
ɪˈlɪtərəsɪ
inaccuracy
ɪnˈækjʊrəsɪ
leprosy
ˈlɛprəsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
numeracy
ˈnjuːmərəsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
plutocracy
pluːˈtɒkrəsɪ
procuracy
ˈprɒkjʊrəsɪ
technocracy
tɛkˈnɒkrəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBDURACY

obang
Obasanjo
obb.
obbligati
obbligato
obcompressed
obconic
obconical
obcordate
obdt
obdurate
obdurately
obdurateness
obduration
obdure
OBE
obeah
obeahism
obeche
obedience

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBDURACY

adhocracy
antipiracy
autocracy
Christian Democracy
computer literacy
emotional literacy
industrial democracy
kakistocracy
kleptocracy
liberal democracy
magistracy
meritocracy
oracy
parliamentary democracy
people´s democracy
pinpoint accuracy
racy
social democracy
the Confederacy
Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of obduracy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obduracy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBDURACY

Find out the translation of obduracy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obduracy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obduracy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

顽固
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obstinación
570 millions of speakers

English

obduracy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obduracy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عناد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

упрямство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obduracy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একগুঁয়েমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obstination
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obsesif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verstocktheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強情
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

obduracy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obduracy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lòng cứng cỏi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈடுபடவேண்டியிருக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हट्टीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inatçılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ostinazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zatwardziałość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

упертість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

învârtoșare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισχυρογνωμοσύνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halsstarrigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obduracy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obduracy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obduracy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBDURACY»

The term «obduracy» is normally little used and occupies the 128.030 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBDURACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obduracy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obduracy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obduracy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBDURACY»

Discover the use of obduracy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obduracy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Against the Inveterate Obduracy of the Jews
With this translation, Irven M. Resnick makes the complete work available for the first time in English
Peter the Venerable, Peter (the Venerable), 2013
2
Unbuilding Cities: Obduracy in Urban Socio-Technical Change
Applying the tools of STS to explore why the "unbuilding of cities"—the reconfiguration and redesign of existing urban structures—becomes a contested and time-consuming process.
Anique Hommels, 2008
3
The Christian doctrine of sin, tr. by W. Urwick
Though this state, however, is often a transition between servitude and obduracy, it is not sufficiently marked or universal to be made a distinct stage. Obduracy often ensues immediately upon the awakening of conscience, and without the ...
Julius Müller, 1868
4
The Christian Doctrine of Sin
Though this state, however, is often a transition between servitude and obduracy, it is not sufficiently marked or universal to be made a distinct stage. Obduracy often ensues immediately upon the awakening of conscience, and without the ...
Julius Müller, 1868
5
Death-bed scenes, and pastoral conversations
Mr. marsden—. obduracy. § 1. The Marsdens. As I was returning home one day from my morning's walk, through the main street of the village, one of our apothecaries ran from his house across the way, and stopped me, to mention to me the ...
John Warton, 1830
6
Death-bed scenes, and pastoral conversations, by John ...
Mr. marsden—. obduracy. § 1. The Marsdens. As I was returning home one day from my morning's walk, through the main street of the village, one of our apothecaries ran from his house across the way, and stopped me, to mention to me the ...
William Wood, 1830
7
Fleeting Things: English Poets and Poems, 1616-1660
1. Obduracy: Praising. and. Blaming. The fact of life which affected most seventeenth-century poets was the need to write in praise of powerful people. Such poetry is easy enough to write in an age of shared beliefs but becomes problematic ...
Gerald Hammond, 1990
8
A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two ...
Oatmeal, s, farinhà de avea. Oats, s avea. Obambulation, s. o passeo em roda. То obduce, v. a. cobrir com al- guma cousa. Obducción, s. a acçaô de cobrir alguma cousa. Obduracy, s. impenitencia, ob- stinaçaô. Obdurate, adj. impenitente ...
Antonio Vieyra, J.-P. Aillaud, 1813
9
Toleration: An Elusive Virtue
Both attitudes rest on conceptions of religious truth that are unreasonably enforced in the community at large; certainly, both the alleged obduracy of the Jews and their just punishment for such obduracy were sectarian interpretations of the ...
David Heyd, 1998
10
Science in Environmental Policy: The Politics of Objective ...
He clarifies that some representations of science “achieve a provisional and contingent obduracy that may preempt boundary-work” (ibid.: 407). David Guston's (2000) analysis of the administration of grants given by the National Institutes of ...
Ann Campbell Keller, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBDURACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obduracy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why caste census findings need to be taken to Nairobi, via Geneva
The round has never been completed till now, thanks to repeated obstacles and obduracy displayed by developed countries. India played an ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
2
Parliament session begins on a stormy note
To this, Mr Yechury said a proper discussion was not being held due to the obduracy of the ruling party. Amidst the uproar, the Deputy ... «The Shillong Times, Jul 15»
3
BJP is trying to break Opposition unity: Sitaram Yechury
Parliament was disrupted because of obduracy of government. Whether this session functions depends entirely on the present government's ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
4
Politics of disruption
Thanks to the obduracy of the Congress, the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins today, is expected to do limited business, if any at ... «Daily Pioneer, Jul 15»
5
Amulya Ganguli: Obstinacy, feudalism guide both BJP and Congress
Both the attitudes denote not only obduracy but also a belief that the admission of a mistake will be politically damaging as it will expose the ... «Gulf Today, Jul 15»
6
BJP, Congress guided by Obstinancy, Feudalism
Both the attitudes denote not only obduracy but also a belief that the admission of a mistake will be politically damaging as it will expose the ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»
7
A Giant Departs The World Stage
Nor do you see the bullying muscularity of Graeme Smith or Matthew Hayden or the crab- like obduracy of Shivnarine Chanderpaul. What you ... «Sunday Leader, Jul 15»
8
'90s politics would help Israel
The obduracy of the current Israeli government will only serve to deepen the misery, frustration and despair of the Palestinians leading to more ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
9
Maverick Mountaineer review: The life of Australian climber George …
... his lover Gladys when she got pregnant and left her three weeks after the wedding day, behaving with maximum coldness and obduracy. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
Obstinacy, feudalism guide both BJP and Congress (Comment …
Both the attitudes denote not only obduracy but also a belief that the admission of a mistake will be politically damaging as it will expose the ... «CanIndia News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Obduracy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/obduracy>. May 2024 ».
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