Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obduration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-du-ra-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"thou seest me decline to a careless obduration, and to a disrespective forgetfulness of thy mercies"

Etymology

From Latin obduratio.

Usage

Inflected Forms

obdurations (plural)

Phrases

harden one's heart

Frequently Paired Words

harden one's heart

Questions

What does obduration mean?: A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.
Where does obduration come from?: From Latin obduratio.

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