intransigence
/ɪnˈtɹæn.sɪ.d͡ʒəns/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: stubbornness, immovableness, intransigentism"
- "The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators."
- "Meanwhile, we have encouraged and supported efforts to reach a political settlement in Afghanistan which would lead to a withdrawal of Soviet forces from that country and meet the interests of all concerned. It is Soviet intransigence that has kept those efforts from bearing fruit."
- "The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands."
- "Rishi Sunak is not interested in the climate emergency – and everyone knows it. Forced to make a flying visit to Cop27, Mr Sunak’s intransigence made him an outcast at the UN summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt."
- ""We feel that we've been compelled to take this action due to the intransigence of the Government," said RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch."
Etymology
From French intransigeance, noun form of intransigeant, borrowed from Spanish intransigente at the end of the nineteenth century. Morphologically, from in- + transiger + -ant, literally "uncompromising".
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: intransigeance, intransigente