stubbornness
part of speech
noun (stubbornness — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Stubbornness is refusing to change your mind or do what others want, even when there are good reasons. tree →
2) Stubbornness can also be a good thing, meaning determination: not giving up when things are hard. tree →
3) Stubbornness of a thing means it is hard to move, remove or fix: the stubbornness of a stain. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and PSHE it is a character trait, sometimes a fault and sometimes a strength. In everyday talk parents describe toddlers' stubbornness. Phrases: "out of stubbornness", "sheer stubbornness", "stubbornness of a mule" (mules are thought of as stubborn).
examples
- His stubbornness stopped him from saying sorry. tree →
- Out of stubbornness, she would not wear a coat. tree →
- Her stubbornness helped her finish the marathon. tree →
- The toddler's stubbornness made bedtime hard. tree →
- Mules are famous for their stubbornness. tree →
- Sheer stubbornness kept the team going in the rain. tree →
- The stubbornness of the stain meant we had to scrub it. tree →
- It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness. tree →
note
Spelling trap: two n's in the middle (stubborn + ness). Uncountable. Adjective: stubborn; adverb: stubbornly. Close words: obstinacy (formal), pigheadedness (informal), determination (positive).
In the corpora
- For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim.
- But have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them.
- So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, that they might walk in their own counsels.
Trees and pragmatics
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