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The facts of life are very stubborn things.
Cleveland Amory

Meaning of "stubborn" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STUBBORN

Stoborne, of obscure origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STUBBORN

stubborn  [ˈstʌbən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STUBBORN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stubborn is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STUBBORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stubborn in the English dictionary

The first definition of stubborn in the dictionary is refusing to comply, agree, or give in; obstinate. Other definition of stubborn is difficult to handle, treat, or overcome. Stubborn is also persistent and dogged.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STUBBORN


Alban
ˈɔːlbən
auburn
ˈɔːbən
bourbon
ˈbɜːbən
Brisbane
ˈbrɪzbən
carbon
ˈkɑːbən
Cuban
ˈkjuːbən
Dearborn
ˈdɪəbən
Durban
ˈdɜːbən
graben
ˈɡrɑːbən
hydrocarbon
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈkɑːbən
Laban
ˈleɪbən
leben
ˈlɛbən
Lisbon
ˈlɪzbən
Melbourne
ˈmɛlbən
Osborne
ˈɒzbən
ribbon
ˈrɪbən
Schwaben
ˈʃvaːbən
suburban
səˈbɜːbən
turban
ˈtɜːbən
urban
ˈɜːbən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STUBBORN

stub
stub axle
stub end
stub nail
stubbed
stubbie
stubbier
Stubbies
stubbiest
stubbily
stubbiness
stubbing
stubble
stubble-jumper
stubbled
stubbly
stubbornly
stubbornness
Stubbs
stubby

WORDS THAT END LIKE STUBBORN

born
earthborn
first born
first-born
foreign-born
freeborn
highborn
inborn
last-born
lowborn
native-born
natural-born
newborn
Paderborn
reborn
stillborn
suborn
to the manner born
unborn
well-born

Synonyms and antonyms of stubborn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STUBBORN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stubborn» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stubborn

Translation of «stubborn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STUBBORN

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

Translator English - Chinese

顽固的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

testarudo
570 millions of speakers

English

stubborn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिद्दी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَنِيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

упрямый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teimoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একগুঁয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

têtu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Degil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頑固な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고집 센
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Degung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bướng bỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிடிவாதமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inatçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ostinato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uparty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

впертий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încăpățânat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεισματάρης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hardnekkige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

envis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stubborn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STUBBORN»

The term «stubborn» is very widely used and occupies the 20.974 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STUBBORN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stubborn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stubborn» 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 stubborn

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10 QUOTES WITH «STUBBORN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stubborn.
1
Willie Aames
Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it.
2
John Adams
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
3
Cleveland Amory
The facts of life are very stubborn things.
4
Karen Armstrong
Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion is the key, that it's the sine-qua-non of religion, people look kind of balked, and stubborn sometimes, as much to say, what's the point of having religion if you can't disapprove of other people?
5
Matt Berninger
I'm a stubborn guy that loses his temper, sometimes driving the station wagon in the wrong direction for hours and hours and never admitting that he's gone the wrong way.
6
Michael Bloomberg
Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate.
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Daniela Bobadilla
I'm an Aries. Most of the time, whether I want to admit it or not, it describes me. I don't check my horoscope too often, but most of the time, yes, I'm fiery and stubborn.
8
Kate Bush
My parents weren't keen on the giving up of school at the beginning to go into singing and dancing, but once they saw I was serious about it, they gave support. I was quite stubborn about my decision, and in the end, they realised it was for the best.
9
Earl Butz
I was a stubborn cuss, and I made some mistakes.
10
Bat for Lashes
Mum says that, since I was a tiny baby, I've had the most strong-willed and stubborn personality known to man. Although that was a real pain for her, she admired my resolve.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STUBBORN»

Discover the use of stubborn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stubborn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Stubborn Heart
As she helps her grandmother restore an old house, Kate Donovan begins to fall for Matt Jarreau, the man her grandmother has hired to renovate the house, who also happens to be an ex-NHL player trying to move on after his wife's death.
Becky Wade, 2012
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Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit
Filled with biblical insight, Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit takes an honest look at the temptations lying beneath the surface of every bad habit.
Erwin W. Lutzer, 2010
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Stubborn Fact and Creative Advance: An Introduction to the ...
"...an attractive alternative to Victor Lowe's Understanding Whitehead, Ivor Leclerc's Whitehead's Metaphysics, and Donald Sherburne's A Key to Whitehead's Process and Reality....Recommended for advanced undergraduates and beyond."-CHOICE
Thomas E. Hosinski, 1993
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A Painful Season & a Stubborn Hope: The Odyssey of an ...
A startling story of Abeba Tesfagiorgis' experience in the hands of Ethiopians in Asmara and her subsequent escape.
Abeba Tesfagiorgis, 1992
5
One Stubborn Cowboy
When crippled rodeo cowboy Kit Lockford meets children book writer Kelly Adams, sparks fly.
Barbara McMahon, 2013
6
Mr. Stubborn Says There Are No Monsters in This Book
Mr. Stubborn refuses to admit there are monsters in Dillydale, despite the fact that he encounters them on a number of occasions.
Penguin Group USA, Price Stern Sloan Publishing, 2009
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Stubborn
The pieces included in this book have been inspired by various events and people in my life.
Tetiana Shaffer, 2012
8
Stubborn Grew
STUBBORN GREW is the first volume of the long poem, FORTH OF JULY.
Henry Gould, 2010
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Stubborn Children: Controlling Delinquency in the United ...
John Sutton provides a fascinating account of the changing patterns of reform aimed at the control of children in the United States.
John R. Sutton, 1993
10
Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes
Are you silly as a goose? Do you laugh like a hyena? Like a monkey? Like a moose? For more similes, look inside.
Nancy Loewen, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STUBBORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stubborn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stubborn building fire in South Los Angeles extinguished early …
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters Thursday extinguished a stubborn blaze in a commercial building in the South Los Angeles area, and no one was hurt. The fire was ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Stubborn Mulcair must appoint senators
New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair responds to the government's plan to expand its military mission against Islamic State in the House of Commons ... «Pembroke Daily Observer, Jul 15»
3
Stubborn fire in New West commercial building closes streets
Firefighters are battling a stubborn blaze that broke out in a commercial building in New Westminster Sunday. The fire started Sunday afternoon at a small strip ... «The Province, Jul 15»
4
S. Africa's Desmond Tutu Treated for 'Stubborn' Infection
Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu is receiving an concentrated course of antibiotics to treat a "stubborn infection," his South African foundation said on Thursday ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
5
Dartmouth firefighters continue to battle 'stubborn' stump site fire
DARTMOUTH — A state-licensed stump dump on Hixville Road is becoming a nuisance for firefighters in North Dartmouth, who have been trying to extinguish ... «SouthCoastToday.com, Jul 15»
6
Pepsi just revealed a new solution to declining sales
PepsiCo recently announced a new line of carbonated craft beverages called "Stubborn Soda." The sodas are set to hit "foodservice customers in select regions ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
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Lemon berry acai, orange hibiscus, pineapple cream… PepsiCo …
PepsiCo is extending its reach in the craft beverage market with Stubborn Soda, which is expected to launch in food service outlets this year. «BeverageDaily.com, Jun 15»
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PepsiCo Gets Crafty With New 'Stubborn Soda' Brand
Here's more evidence that the craft beer boom is spilling into soda: PepsiCo today confirmed that it will soon launch a new line of craft sodas called "Stubborn ... «AdAge.com, Jun 15»
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'That's how stubborn we were' – Keane and Pallister had year-long …
Something as daft as that, two people being stubborn. “That's the professionalism. I think Coley and Teddy Sheringham would shake hands before the game, ... «The42, Jun 15»
10
Firefighters battle stubborn blaze near IMS
INDIANAPOLIS -- Firefighters battled a stubborn building fire late Thursday evening on the city's west side near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The fire was ... «WRTV Indianapolis, Jun 15»

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