intransigent
/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.
noun
A person who is intransigent.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: intractable; see also Thesaurus:obstinate"
- "Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent."
- "Since I have been asked to do this in very brief compass, the harsh tone and terse style of my presentation will make my contentions appear more dogmatic and intransigent than I should wish them to be."
- "Much of the new integration will come in the school districts that have been the most intransigent since the Supreme Court outlawed school segregation in its landmark 1954 decision."
- "On the Spanish side, the war increased the anti-Cuban animosity and distrust felt by the most intransigent peninsulares."
Etymology
Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: trāns
- Root: intransigeant, intransigente, in-
- Suffix: agō
Inflected Forms
more intransigent (comparative)
most intransigent (superlative)
intransigeant (alternative)
intransigents (plural)