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obstinance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
ob-sti-nance
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being obstinate.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English obstinance, obstinaunce, from Medieval Latin obstināntia, equivalent to obstinant + -ance.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

obstinances (plural) obstinence (alternative)

Synonyms

obstinacy obstinateness stubbornness bullheadedness pigheadedness self-will mulishness

Questions

What does obstinance mean?
The characteristic of being obstinate.
Where does obstinance come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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